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Marshall Sanford: “But when the president says to somebody in the audience, I wish I could hit you in the face if not why don't you do it…”

On the recordJune 14, 2017
But when the president says to somebody in the audience, I wish I could hit you in the face if not why don't you do it and I'll pay your legal fees, we ought to call it for what it is, that's a problem.
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Marshall Sanford
South Carolina

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Sanford criticizes the president's comments that contribute to a breakdown in civility.

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