People are concerned about their own safety. If this is a person who’s going to deny the reality that so many of us saw on TV live as it happened... it’s not sitting well with folks.
Mandela Barnes: “People are concerned about their own safety. If this is a person who’s going to deny the reality that so many of us saw…”
On the recordJuly 19, 2021
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Mandela Barnes
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Barnes addresses public concern regarding the insurrection and the impact of Ron Johnson's denial of the events on voter sentiment.
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