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Mike Pence: “Critical race theory is racism, pure and simple.”

On the recordJune 20, 2021
Critical race theory is racism, pure and simple.
Said by
Mike Pence
Republican · Indiana
Source
msnbc.com

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Pence defines critical race theory as a form of racism.

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