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Bennie Thompson: “I am not sure when it became acceptable to be dismissive of an official representing an American city devastated by a…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2018
I am not sure when it became acceptable to be dismissive of an official representing an American city devastated by a natural disaster.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Condemnation of FEMA's treatment of the Mayor of San Juan after Hurricane Maria.

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