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Michael Bennet: “My mom was born in Warsaw in 1938, right before the Nazis…”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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Phil Weiser, Michael Bennet on their differences in Colorado's race for governor

Published | Video Starts at 02:21

Well, I'd say, first of all, that Phil described his family as unique. And they are unique. All American families are unique. It's an amazing coincidence. I think that his mom had the experience she did. My mom was born in Warsaw in 1938, right before the Nazis invaded Poland. And she was separated from her parents for three years, told that her parents had been killed and I know that that has generational trauma associated with it. She called me. (02:21–02:28)

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