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On the recordFebruary 2, 2021
You don’t have to know who hit Officer Sicknick in the head with the fire extinguisher to know that Donald Trump failed at those duties.
Said by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Senator Whitehouse asserts that the failure of President Trump to act during the Capitol riot is clear, regardless of specific details.

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