It's terrifying that we've come to a place where these, these people, you know, that are.0, 1000% of the population are running the rest of us in circles. It's just so disgusting that we have to live with this. I averaged one death threat a week when I was in Congress. And it wasn't something where me as a grown guy with some notoriety and platforms could always fight back. Sometimes it was an intern answering the phone, sometimes it was a staff member opening the mail. (18:39–18:43)
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Asserts that he received an average of one death threat per week during his time in Congress.
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