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On the recordJuly 9, 2019
It is really disgusting and it is frightening to think that he thinks it is appropriate to look into a camera and tell victims to come forward, when we have his actions and we have the actions of a president that when faced with his own rape allegations just several weeks ago, his defense, was that woman is not my type.
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Katherine Clark
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Katherine Clark expresses outrage over Secretary Acosta's message to victims and highlights the hypocrisy of the administration regarding sexual assault allegations.

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