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On the recordNovember 14, 2018
Well, I think it's 100 percent in him trying to make up for the fact that he couldn't be bothered to stand in the rain to honor our heroic dead on Veterans Day, that he's had a terrible week, and he is trying to take credit for things that he's not done and to cover the fact that he's had a miserable week and he's not been there for veterans.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Duckworth criticizes President Trump for not honoring veterans properly on Veterans Day.

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