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Ayanna Pressley: “Well, let me just say this: The occupant of the White House, Donald Trump, said that the move to put Harriet Tubman on…”

On the recordMay 22, 2019
Well, let me just say this: The occupant of the White House, Donald Trump, said that the move to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill was pure political correctness, and he, in fact, suggested putting her on a $2 bill. So do you agree that nearly a year of collecting responses from across the country can simply be reduced to political correctness?
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

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

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