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On the recordJanuary 11, 2018
The words used by the president as related to me directly following the meeting by those in attendance were not tough. They were abhorrent and repulsive.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Senator Flake condemns President Trump's language used during a meeting about immigration.

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