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On the recordJanuary 29, 2025
"Imagine you're a family member and you're grieving the loss of a family member. And you have the president of the United States telling you that your loved one was killed because of DEI, when he has zero evidence — and I mean zero, I mean less than zero — to suggest that that's true."
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine criticizes Trump for blaming DEI policies for the crash without evidence.

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