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Bennie Thompson: “Unfortunately, President Trump's response to the worsening pandemic has been a failure by any reasonable measure.”

On the recordJuly 9, 2020
Unfortunately, President Trump's response to the worsening pandemic has been a failure by any reasonable measure.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson criticizes Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on minority communities.

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