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Byron Donalds: “It was Democrats that were holding up those [civil rights…”

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Published October 1, 2024 | Video Starts at 35:56

If you go back to the Civil Rights acts, and it's not just a 64 act, there were actually five other civil rights acts before 1964 massively, overwhelmingly supported by the Republican party. It was Democrats that were holding up those [civil rights acts]. When the 64 act was going and before it went into law, the filibuster in the United States Senate was led by Democrat senators of the United States Senate. (35:56–36:02)

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“When you violate a constitutional right, qualified immunity doesn't apply to you.”
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“All those Democratic senators that filibustered the 1964 Civil Rights act, they remained Democrat senators. They didn't switch to become…”
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“Donald Trump has distanced himself [from Project 2025].”
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“Pumping more money into the system will push up the cost for the materials to build housing.”
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“Inflation started really in September 2021, after the American Rescue Plan that was Joe Biden's plan, came into law.”
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“We actually self-reported to the ethics committee on this [failure to disclose stock trades].”
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“My firm does all the trading on my behalf. I actually gave them trading authority for my accounts.”
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“I don't think lawmakers should make trades directly.”
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“We have information that the public doesn't have. I do not initiate trades.”
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“The biggest thing I want to see is that states and localities follow election procedure.”
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“In Pennsylvania, the state Supreme Court ruled that they were going to allow ballots three days after the polls closed.”
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“State law in Pennsylvania code says that only time that ballots are allowed to actually be accepted is when the polls close.”
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“It's the responsibility of citizens and local officials to fall under [the rules of elections] and make sure in the issue of voting that…”
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“We gonna make America great again.”
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