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Maxine Waters: “We’ve got to stay on the street. We’ve got to get more active. We’ve got to get more confrontational. We’ve got to make…”

On the recordApril 19, 2021
We’ve got to stay on the street. We’ve got to get more active. We’ve got to get more confrontational. We’ve got to make sure that they know that we mean business.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Maxine Waters emphasizes the need for protesters to remain active and confrontational regarding the case.

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