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On the recordFebruary 13, 2019
If the president can declare an emergency on something that he has created as an emergency, an illusion that he wants to convey, just think of what a president with different values can present to the American people. You want to talk about a national emergency? Let`s talk about today, the one year anniversary of another manifestation of the epidemic of gun violence in America. That`s a national emergency. Why don`t you declare that an emergency, Mr. President? I wish he would.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Nancy Pelosi criticizes President Trump for declaring a national emergency at the border while highlighting gun violence as a real national emergency.

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