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On the recordMarch 2, 2021
Was the issue of optics ever brought up by Army leadership when the U.S. D.C. National Guard was deployed during the summer of 2020? Was that discussed?
Said by
Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan
Source
msnbc.com

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Senator Peters questioned the Army leadership about the discussion of optics related to the deployment of the National Guard during protests.

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