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Gary Peters: When you have people coming back as casualties and families that are grieving, this is a president that’s disconnected…

On the recordJuly 24, 2026
When you have people coming back as casualties and families that are grieving, this is a president that’s disconnected from the kind of humanity that we expect in the leader of our country.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Criticizing Trump's response to the war's casualties.

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