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On the recordApril 2, 2019
It seems really difficult for the United States to be an effective powerful advocate for democracy, rule of law, self-governance, frankly, when we have a president of the United States who is saying things which undermine those very institutions we are trying to promote.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline discusses challenges to U.S. democracy promotion due to presidential rhetoric.

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