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Eric Swalwell: “Well, Jonathan, look, if your neighbor came over and stepped on your porch holding a knife, a gun, a machete and said…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2022
Well, Jonathan, look, if your neighbor came over and stepped on your porch holding a knife, a gun, a machete and said that he wanted to talk, I don’t think you would call the police and say, you know what, we’re going to settle this. It’s a legitimate political discourse.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Eric Swalwell criticizes the Republican Party's framing of the January 6th insurrection as legitimate political discourse.

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