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On the recordMay 14, 2019
And the only thing I find more disgusting than this hateful speech is the public figures who endorse it, the silence of the leaders who normalize it, and the cowardice of those who fail to condemn it.
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Jimmy Gomez
Democratic · California

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Gomez criticizes public figures who support or remain silent about hateful rhetoric.

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