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Rashida Tlaib: “It’s important to understand the impact of what the Trump administration is doing, using these law enforcement agencies…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2026
It’s important to understand the impact of what the Trump administration is doing, using these law enforcement agencies or these extensions of agencies that are supposed to be keeping us safe. They’re actually not doing that.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing the impact of federal law enforcement on communities.

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