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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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