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The Daily Roundup - Tuesday, July 7, 2020

US Senators Shaheen, Tillis, Van Hollen, and Lankford called on the administration today to expedite the removal of Turkey from the F-35 supply chain as is required under US law. Meanwhile, during a press briefing on monday, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany made a reference to the Armenian Genocide, which goes against the US government's official stance. Petros Kasfikis, the Washington, DC correspondent for Mega TV in Greece and the Athens News Agency, joins us to give us an on the ground report. 

You can read the articles we discuss on the Daily Roundup here:

US Senators push Esper on delay to remove Turkey from F-35 supply chain

The Trump White House finally — if unintentionally — invokes the Armenian genocide

Greek PM rides high in opinion polls after one year in office

Eurozone recession 'will be deeper than forecast'

EU foresees worse economic slide, warns of more lockdowns

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