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Eric Swalwell: “If you claim you back the blue, but want to defund the police when the police go to your nominee's house to retrieve…”

On the recordJune 3, 2024
If you claim you back the blue, but want to defund the police when the police go to your nominee's house to retrieve national security secrets, you might be in a cult.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell points out contradictions in supporting law enforcement while defending Trump.

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