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Lori Trahan: “We cannot, and should not, be creating an environment that would lead our troops to believe they should view protestors…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2020
We cannot, and should not, be creating an environment that would lead our troops to believe they should view protestors as an 'enemy or adversary'.
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Lori Trahan
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Trahan warns against military rhetoric that could mischaracterize protestors.

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