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On the recordJuly 12, 2022
The president issued a 4:17 tweet, I believe, that included a video, telling people to go home.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

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Raskin discusses the impact of Trump's tweet on the crowd at the Capitol.

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