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Tim Scott: “It is unbelievable to me that a group of American civilians had to save this woman's life because her own Government…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2021
It is unbelievable to me that a group of American civilians had to save this woman's life because her own Government abandoned her.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Criticism of the government's failure to evacuate citizens from Afghanistan.

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