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Richard Blumenthal: “What Donald Trump says or does is, in my view, less important than what the American people say and do. They ought to be…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2018
What Donald Trump says or does is, in my view, less important than what the American people say and do. They ought to be outraged and furious. It was, in fact, informational warfare.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal emphasizes the importance of public outrage over Trump's actions regarding Russian interference.

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