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On the recordJanuary 10, 2025
I take your civility argument, you like to say 78 million people voted for Donald Trump, well 82 million people voted for Joe Biden and he didn't get that civility that you're talking about from Donald Trump in those four years.
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Michael Steele
Republican · Maryland

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Steele argues that Biden's supporters didn't receive civility from Trump despite his election victory.

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