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On the recordJune 11, 2019
So we are dealing with a thug, here. We are dealing a thug here that we are giving arms to.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

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Espaillat criticizes U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, calling its leader a thug.

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