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Tina Smith: “It was a terrible thing to do, and I wanted him to know how I felt about it—how devastating it was to see.”

On the recordJune 17, 2025
It was a terrible thing to do, and I wanted him to know how I felt about it—how devastating it was to see.
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota
Source
motherjones.com
Jun 17, 2025

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Smith expressed her disapproval of Lee's earlier comments on violence.

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