Marc Veasey: “Let's be clear about one thing. If we were on the eve of a Republican…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2021

Let's be clear about one thing. If we were on the eve of a Republican President being sworn in and his Democratic predecessor had said the same thing that this President said and incited his followers, his mob, to descend upon the Capitol, we would be joining them, not making comparisons. Because guess what? I don't care about no base. I care about this democracy and this country, and what happened the other day should never happen again. We need to stand up and do the right thing.

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Marc Veasey

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Jan 13, 2021

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