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Ilhan Omar: “I do see now when Democrats say, put us back in charge, that…”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

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Rep. ILHAN OMAR Talks Terror In Minneapolis And Becoming American

Published | Video Starts at 1:02:44

… have masked agents, and we're now just begging for the bare minimum of like, can you go back to what is actually legally required for you to do? And so I do see now when Democrats say, put us back in charge, that it is about reining this in, it is about recognizing that We've allowed for a system that could be abusive to be abusive. And we have Republicans right now who are in charge who are refusing to exercise any of the checks and balances that are within their purview. (1:02:44–1:03:04)

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Asserts that Democrats aim to address and reform abusive systems if returned to power.

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