I know that there are many Republicans in this chamber who are not ready to give up on democracy. But There are a group of radicals surrounding [President Trump] who have convinced him to operationalize a plan that is designed to try to crush political opposition and dissent in this country. When democracies die, sometimes it's in a coup, sometimes it's through violence, sometimes it's the occupation of the parliament building, sometimes it's the cancellation of elections. (01:19–01:40)
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Asserts that radicals around President Trump are trying to crush political opposition and dissent.
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