Chris Larson: “That ended up resulting in the second longest blackout in…”

“At the same time, no hindrance was put in place for aid for Texas and Florida because those are reliably red states. And that was the. That ended up resulting in the second longest blackout in American history. And it also ended up being one of the deadliest with over 2000 people losing their lives. And if you remember back, even that statistic, the 2,975 people who died was disputed by Donald Trump.” (07:29–07:35)

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