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Pete Aguilar: “Violence was not going to win, freedom wins, and that the people were going to get back to doing their work.”

On the recordJune 15, 2022
Violence was not going to win, freedom wins, and that the people were going to get back to doing their work.
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Pete Aguilar
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Aguilar references the Vice President's statement after the riot.

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