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On the recordJune 16, 2022
Look, I'm not sure that this is aiming at trying to convince his supporters. I think there may be a small group, maybe five to 10 percent of people that we can convince that this was an insurrection, that this is an attempt at destroying our American democracy.

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Gallego reflects on the challenges of changing the minds of Trump supporters regarding the January 6th insurrection.

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