Let me just say this has been an unconventional convention because of this global pandemic and it needed to be anyway, because we find ourselves in unprecedented times with an occupant of the Oval Office who has a deficit of empathy, who has created a tsunami of hurt and an abundance of cruelty.
Ayanna Pressley: “Let me just say this has been an unconventional convention because of this global pandemic and it needed to be anyway…”
On the recordAugust 19, 2020
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Pressley highlights the lack of empathy in Trump's presidency and the need for a unifying message from Biden.
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