Netanyahu denounced critics with an old Cold War term

During his speech to a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called protesters gathered outside “useful idiots.” The World’s host, Marco Werman, explains where the term came from.

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