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Summer Lee: What does it mean when you have the leading officer in the Nation, the President, describe Latinx people as drug…

On the recordSeptember 23, 2020
What does it mean when you have the leading officer in the Nation, the President, describe Latinx people as drug dealers?
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Questions the impact of derogatory language used by the President towards Latinx communities.

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