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Michael Blake: “Richie Torres directly said that a genocide is a figment of…”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

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'We should actually protect our immigrants and not be supporting ICE'

Published | Video Starts at 13:50

But right along that line you said we need to protect the Muslim citizens. So I said like, okay, the Reverend is level headed here. Absolutely. Please explain. Oh, let's talk it through in steps. Right. Richie Torres directly said that a genocide is a figment of imagination. Yeah, that's an actual quote from him, Rich. Towards taking money from the CEO of Palantir, which is leading not only is really still what's happening in the war, but equally in terms of harming our communities. (13:50–13:58)

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Asserts that Richie Torres stated that a genocide is a figment of imagination.

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