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On the recordJanuary 6, 2019
When you look at the words that he uses, which are historic dog whistles of White Supremacy, when you look at how he reacted to the Charlottesville incident where Neo-Nazis murdered a woman, versus how he manufactures crises like immigrants seeking legal refuge on our borders, it's night and day.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez elaborates on her reasoning for labeling Trump as a racist based on his rhetoric and actions.

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