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Ron Johnson: “I always feel a great deal of sympathy for the people that are being ruled by authoritarian regimes.”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2023
I always feel a great deal of sympathy for the people that are being ruled by authoritarian regimes.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson expresses sympathy for those under authoritarian rule.

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