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On the recordJuly 27, 2021
And while institutions and do it and while Joe Biden is the legitimately elected President of the United States, a peaceful transfer of power didn’t happen this year. A violent mob was pointed toward the Capitol and told to win a trial by combat.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi
Source
msnbc.com

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Bennie Thompson highlights the failure of a peaceful transfer of power and the violent actions directed at the Capitol.

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