Daniel Krauthammer on Finishing His Father’s Last Book: ‘I Wanted the World To Know How Wonderful and Extraordinary He Was’

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░░░░░░░░ m honored to give ░░░░░░░░ blurb on the back ░░░░░░░░ says this There are ░░░░░░░░ you might meet throughout ░░░░░░░░ life that you just ░░░░░░░░ will leave an impact ░░░░░░░░ Charles Krauthammer was one ░░░░░░░░ those people His words ░░░░░░░░ knowledge his eloquence are ░░░░░░░░ issues of the day ░░░░░░░░ unsurpassed He could cut ░░░░░░░░ the noise He could ░░░░░░░░ to the point better ░░░░░░░░ anybody It s a ░░░░░░░░ honor I m going ░░░░░░░░ sell 100 million of ░░░░░░░░ books as much as ░░░░░░░░ can Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ Bret Thank Thank you ░░░░░░░░