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Tim Kaine: We refused to call a coup a coup after the Sudanese military takeover in 2021.

On the recordMay 10, 2023
We refused to call a coup a coup after the Sudanese military takeover in 2021.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Highlighting the failure to acknowledge the military coup in Sudan.

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