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On the recordJuly 11, 2023
Most Americans understand that this is not legitimate political discourse and that this kind of overheated and fact-free rhetoric can in fact encourage political violence.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Condemnation of inflammatory rhetoric that can lead to violence.

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