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Jerry Nadler: The opportunists who attempt to hijack that, either for a political agenda that does not fit into the Black Lives Matter…

On the recordMay 31, 2020
The opportunists who attempt to hijack that, either for a political agenda that does not fit into the Black Lives Matter movement or to a social justice movement, they are political opportunists.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler criticizes those exploiting protests for political gain.

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