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On the recordAugust 20, 2023
I believe according to public opinion polling that we saw on January 6th was the tip of an iceberg. More and more Americans are becoming detached from reality. More and more Americans are becoming prone to violence in a climate in which many elected officials feel emboldened to engage in overheated extremist rhetoric.
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Jeh Johnson
Democratic · New York

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Jeh Johnson expresses concern about the increasing detachment from reality and the rise of violence due to extremist rhetoric among elected officials.

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