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On the recordAugust 9, 2016
It sounds like just a joke gone bad. I hope he clears it up very quickly. You should never joke about something like that.
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Paul Ryan
Republican · Wisconsin

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Paul Ryan comments on Donald Trump's controversial remarks regarding the Second Amendment and violence.

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