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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We are here today because Donald Trump is exerting an influence campaign in Congress when he is no longer President of…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2023
We are here today because Donald Trump is exerting an influence campaign in Congress when he is no longer President of the United States.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez argues that Trump's influence persists in Congress post-presidency.

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