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Elaine Luria: “The staff who remained at the White House on the morning of January 7th knew the President needed to address the Nation…”

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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