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Bennie Thompson: “What Donald Trump was required to do in that moment--what would have been required of any American leader--was to say…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2022
What Donald Trump was required to do in that moment--what would have been required of any American leader--was to say, 'We did our best, and we came up short.'
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing Trump's failure to acknowledge the election results.

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