Michelle Goldberg: “Say this for Donald Trump. He may be transforming American politics into a kleptocratic fascist reality show and turning our once-great country into a global laughingstock, but at least he’s humiliating John Bolton in the process.”
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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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