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On the recordJuly 13, 2016
Yet, many of the same people in this body and the administration who labeled past mass shootings... were quick to dismiss the notion that the Dallas attack was an act of terrorism.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Points out hypocrisy in labeling acts of violence based on the perpetrator's background.

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