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Karen Bass: “Well, first of all, I don't know why we would be surprised that people would be leery of the vaccine. It's because…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2020
Well, first of all, I don't know why we would be surprised that people would be leery of the vaccine. It's because they're leery of the president.
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Karen Bass
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Bass discusses public skepticism about the vaccine due to distrust in President Trump.

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