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On the recordJune 20, 2023
Well, look, it's a badge of honor, as Roosevelt said in his time, that sometimes you could judge a person by the enemies they make. And this was a MAGA resolution that Donald Trump threatened if any Republican voted against, as many had last week, that they would be subject to a primary challenge.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Adam Schiff responds to his censure, framing it as a badge of honor and linking it to pressure from Donald Trump.

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