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On the recordMay 15, 2019
But I worry a lot about what is happening here and the kind of message that our President is sending when he calls the press the enemy of the people or calls any story that paints him in a bad light as fake news, what effects that must have.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Castro expresses concern over the President's rhetoric towards the press and its implications.

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