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Mario Díaz-Balart: It cheapens the issue when you throw racism out there for political reasons, because racism does exist, but it cheapens…

On the recordSeptember 24, 2019
It cheapens the issue when you throw racism out there for political reasons, because racism does exist, but it cheapens it when you just throw it out there.
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Mario Díaz-Balart
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

He argues that unfounded accusations of racism undermine the seriousness of actual racism.

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