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Tim Scott: “What we want to see from our president is clarity and moral authority and that moral authority is compromised when…”

On the recordAugust 23, 2017
What we want to see from our president is clarity and moral authority and that moral authority is compromised when Tuesday happens.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Tim Scott expresses the need for President Trump to provide clear moral leadership following events in Charlottesville.

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