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Maxine Waters: “You would think that we would have even Republicans on the most conservative side who would say, this is too much, even…”

On the recordApril 19, 2021
You would think that we would have even Republicans on the most conservative side who would say, this is too much, even though I support the police, and I think that they shouldn`t even be challenged in their work, they know what they`re doing, but something`s wrong with this.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Waters expresses disappointment that Republicans are not willing to acknowledge the need for police reform after witnessing George Floyd's murder.

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