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Susan Rice: “And it is so much worse than I imagined. Every day, a lie, a disparagement, and a trashing of the institutions and the…”

On the recordOctober 8, 2019
And it is so much worse than I imagined. Every day, a lie, a disparagement, and a trashing of the institutions and the norms that we all believe have held us together.
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Susan Rice
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Susan Rice expresses her concern about the president's behavior and its impact on institutions.

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