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On the recordJanuary 29, 2024
Let's talk about the invasion of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, when the heart of American democracy was attacked by a mob, many of them violent, of then President Trump supporters who fought to keep him in power illegally.
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Becca Balint
Democratic · Vermont

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Balint refers to the January 6 Capitol attack as an invasion of democracy.

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