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On the recordApril 8, 2019
The occupant of the White House, Donald Trump, said that the move to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill was pure political correctness.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley references Trump's dismissal of Tubman's inclusion on the $20 bill as political correctness.

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