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Sheila Jackson Lee: But can you imagine 165,000 dead from COVID-19, the failures of this administration, many of whom are African-Americans…

On the recordAugust 12, 2020
But can you imagine 165,000 dead from COVID-19, the failures of this administration, many of whom are African-Americans and Latinx, and yet in the midst of this crisis, he chooses to participate in nasty, racist, distracting comments about an American citizen, who happens to be a black woman.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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Sheila Jackson Lee criticizes President Trump's comments about Kamala Harris, highlighting the COVID-19 death toll and the administration's failures.

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