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Val Demings: When a robber points a gun at you to take your money, they usually don't walk up and say, 'I am robbing you right now.'

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
When a robber points a gun at you to take your money, they usually don't walk up and say, 'I am robbing you right now.'
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Val Demings
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Demings compares the President's actions to robbery to illustrate coercion.

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