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Ayanna Pressley: Racial slurs are not a national security strategy.

On the recordApril 16, 2024
Racial slurs are not a national security strategy.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Pressley argues that using racial slurs is ineffective for national security.

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