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Jocelyn Benson: “The hateful rhetoric that's transforming itself into hateful actions and threats and violence against various…”

On the recordDecember 7, 2020
The hateful rhetoric that's transforming itself into hateful actions and threats and violence against various individuals throughout our state, Democrats and Republicans, just has to stop.
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Jocelyn Benson
Michigan
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msnbc.com

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Benson calls for an end to hateful rhetoric and violence against public officials.

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