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On the recordOctober 6, 2020
It hasn't been good, and the American people don't like the idea that we're separating families. We never really intended to do that.
Said by
Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Sessions reflects on the negative public perception of the family separation policy during the Trump administration.

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