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Amy Klobuchar: “When an angry, violent mob staged an insurrection on January 6th and desecrated our Capitol, the temple of our…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
When an angry, violent mob staged an insurrection on January 6th and desecrated our Capitol, the temple of our democracy, it was not just an attack on the building. It was an attack on our republic itself.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Klobuchar emphasizes the severity of the January 6th insurrection as an attack on democracy.

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