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Mandela Barnes: “Well, he certainly didn't reach out to my office. And to my knowledge, he didn't respond to the governor's request that…”

On the recordAugust 31, 2020
Well, he certainly didn't reach out to my office. And to my knowledge, he didn't respond to the governor's request that he didn't show up. But the word no has never stopped Donald Trump before, as we see this time played out in his visit to Kenosha, which, you know, served to create even more tension in a community that is on the road to healing.
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Barnes discusses Trump's lack of communication with the governor regarding his visit to Kenosha.

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