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Joe Manchin: “Something told me, wait a minute. Pause. Hit the pause button. Something's wrong. You can't have this many people split…”

On the recordApril 8, 2021
Something told me, wait a minute. Pause. Hit the pause button. Something's wrong. You can't have this many people split to where they want to go to war with each other.
Said by
Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Manchin reflects on the impact of the January 6 insurrection on his political stance.

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