Gerry Connolly said "This is a dictator who has said, have at it, vigilante violence, and I think the number I think is 7,000 dead that we know of." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 11, 2017

This is a dictator who has said, have at it, vigilante violence, and I think the number I think is 7,000 dead that we know of.

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Connolly condemns the violent tactics of the Philippine government under Duterte.

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