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On the recordJuly 13, 2016
Yet, in the hours and days post-Orlando, members of this body and the Executive branch wasted no time labeling this tragedy as an act of terrorism.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson critiques the quick labeling of the Orlando attack as terrorism.

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