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On the recordFebruary 26, 2020
I have a real problem with people who keep using words that they know are inflammatory. I don't like that.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Clyburn criticizes the use of inflammatory language in political discourse, specifically regarding the term 'superdelegate'.

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