On the recordFebruary 9, 2021
Because the truth is, this attack never would've happened but for Donald Trump, and so they came draped in Trump's flag, and use our flag, the American flag to batter and to bludgeon.
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transcripts.cnn.comMadeleine Dean: “Because the truth is, this attack never would've happened but for Donald Trump, and so they came draped in Trump's flag…”
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Dean asserts that the attack on the Capitol was a direct result of Trump's actions and rhetoric.
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