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On the recordDecember 9, 2020
I think you are absolutely right in your initial words that this is absurd as that. But he -- Trump is playing to his base. And he has intimidated so many of the members of Congress, on the House and the Senate side, that I think they actually believe that and those who don't are too fearful to come to the front.
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Joyce Beatty
Democratic · Ohio
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msnbc.com

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Joyce Beatty discusses the intimidation of Congress members by Trump and the absurdity of his claims regarding the election.

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