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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mike Bedigan

A former Obama official sponsored a government K9 in memory of his dead wife. Trump stopped him going to its graduation ceremony

A former Obama administration official and Trump critic was barred from attending the graduation ceremony of a K9 officer he had sponsored and named after his dead wife - (Getty Images)

A former Obama administration official and Trump critic was barred from attending the graduation ceremony of a K9 officer he had sponsored - and named after his dead wife.

James Clapper, who served as Director of National Intelligence from 2010 until 2017, was informed by the nonprofit dog-training group that his name had been taken off the list for the event.

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