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Ayanna Pressley: “Donald Trump is a dictator, and the only way to beat a…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Published January 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 12:15

… to return to Minnesota once again to stand shoulder to shoulder with my movement family, to do right, to seek justice and to defend the oppressed. Finally, I will say Donald Trump is a dictator, and the only way to beat a dictator is with defiance. I thank the people of Minnesota for your defiance in this moment. And I am here as your sister in solidarity. Impossible. Thank you so much. (12:15–12:24)

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Asserts that Donald Trump is a dictator and defiance is necessary to oppose him.

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