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Chris Murphy: “The deployment of the military to Chicago and to Portland to…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Murphy Floor Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Takeover

Published | Video Starts at 09:55

It's happening right now. We're watching it happen. The third step in the plan is to militarize law enforcement. The deployment of the military to Chicago and to Portland to Los Angeles is illegal. It is illegal, but it is designed to try to once again quell dissent and protest. This isn't about public safety. This is about political intimidation. (09:55–10:05)

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