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On the recordNovember 5, 2016
We can't have a Commander in Chief who suggests that it's okay to torture people or to ban entire religions from our country.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Campaign Rally for Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton in Kissimmee

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