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Yvette Clarke: “We cannot parse words. This was an act of domestic terrorism, an attack on our citadel of democracy.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2021
We cannot parse words. This was an act of domestic terrorism, an attack on our citadel of democracy.
Said by
Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Clarke describes the Capitol attack as domestic terrorism incited by Trump.

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