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James Lankford: “George Washington promised that the United States will…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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This goes back to 1790 in a conversation with George Washington, the new president with a Jewish congregation in Rhode island, where George Washington promised that the United States will always be a place to that will protect the rights of Jewish individuals. to be able to thrive here. So this is core of who we are and we need to continue to be able to protect that. (09:00–09:08)

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