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On the recordMarch 7, 2019
The president's comments are plainly ludicrous. They are deeply wrong and regrettable. And what he's doing is essentially trying to again divide us, seeking to distract from his own problems, resorting to demagoguery about a resolution that was overwhelmingly supported by a bipartisan majority.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal responded to Trump's accusations, labeling them as ludicrous and a distraction from Trump's own issues.

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