The Baltic nation’s congressional liaison is using candy, an American flag outfit and “Die Hard” jokes to make friends in Congress as the Trump administration turns against Europe.
In his time in Washington, Karl-Gerhard Lille has helped recruit more than 70 representatives and about a dozen senators to the Baltic Caucus, with many joining this year.
After a fatal shooting, the Trump administration froze a visa program for Afghans that Republicans in Congress had championed. The G.O.P. has not objected.
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