Kristi Noem: “I watched people say, the government tells me I can't go to…”

“And I watched people across this country just roll over and give up their freedom of assembly. The government told me I can't meet with anybody anymore. Okay? I watched people say, the government tells me I can't go to church, okay? They took away their freedom of religion. People gave up their freedom of speech. We have done a poor job educating people about the protection of these freedoms. Throughout the pandemic, I did press conferences every single day and I would give updates.” (24:32–24:41)

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