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On the recordAugust 22, 2020
The buck stops here, and when people are dying, you know, you've got to take responsibility for it.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Santorum emphasizes the need for the president to take responsibility for the deaths caused by the pandemic.

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