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On the recordJuly 20, 2022
The staff who remained at the White House on the morning of January 7th knew the President needed to address the Nation again and they had a speech prepared for him that morning, but he refused for hours to give it.
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Elaine Luria
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Luria recounts the delay in Trump's address to the nation following the Capitol attack.

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