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On the recordOctober 27, 2020
The for the Trump administration, for the President himself and his surrogates to come into the state. And to incite and encourage anyone who is a domestic terrorist or has ideas of hurting their fellow Americans is cruel, and it is unusual and it is not normal. Words matter and we all deserve better as a nation.
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Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic · Michigan

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Governor Whitmer criticizes the Trump administration for inciting violence and emphasizes the importance of responsible rhetoric.

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