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On the recordMay 14, 2019
But I also want to point out another fact: that hate also sometimes leads to policy, and policy sometimes reinforces that hate, as well as the rhetoric of our President.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez highlights the link between hate, policy, and presidential rhetoric.

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