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Joaquin Castro: Even when President Trump knew what his words were causing, he didn't do any of those things to stop the crowd. In fact…

On the recordFebruary 9, 2021
Even when President Trump knew what his words were causing, he didn't do any of those things to stop the crowd. In fact, he did the opposite. He fueled the fire.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Castro accuses Trump of exacerbating the situation instead of calming the crowd during the Capitol riot.

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