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John McCain: There's no moral equivalency between racist and Americans standing up to defy hate and bigotry. The President of the…

On the recordAugust 14, 2017
There's no moral equivalency between racist and Americans standing up to defy hate and bigotry. The President of the United States should say so.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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John McCain tweeted about the need for the President to clarify that there is no moral equivalency between racists and those opposing hate.

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