President Trump weighs in on the potential for ground troops in Iran and the $200 billion his administration is seeking from Congress to pay for the war in Iran.
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Franco Ordoñez is a White House Correspondent for NPR's Washington Desk. Before he came to NPR in 2019, Ordoñez covered the White House for McClatchy. He has also written about diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and immigration, and has been a correspondent in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Haiti.
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