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On the recordSeptember 8, 2020
if the President is unwilling to do the right thing, because he's just unwilling to do the right thing, you would think he'd be willing to act in his own self-interest weeks before an election to try to turn things around.
Said by
Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Hakeem Jeffries suggests that the President's refusal to act is not only morally wrong but also politically unwise.

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