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Susan Rice: “We have -- I hate to say this, we have a racist-in-chief in the White House.”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2020
We have -- I hate to say this, we have a racist-in-chief in the White House.
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Susan Rice
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Susan Rice describes President Trump as a 'racist-in-chief' and discusses the implications of his refusal to condemn white supremacy.

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