Top White House security advisor Jon Finer weighs in on ground assault in Gaza

By Megan Lim,

Patrick Jarenwattananon, Mary Louise Kelly

Published October 31, 2023 at 4:07 PM EDT

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jon Finer, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor to the president, on how the United States feels about Israel's ground assault in Gaza.

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