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Peter Welch: “The text chain [from the Trump administration] does talk…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Senator Welch criticizes Trump Administration for trying to fool the public.

Published | Video Starts at 00:19

Well, you know, you're talking about the dumbing down of the concept of truth in candor. That's what's happening with the Trump administration. I mean the lies here when in fact you can read The text chain [from the Trump administration] does talk about top secret information, the weapons systems, the time, the location where the attack is going to occur. So this is where it's not a debate about what's factually true. We know it and it doesn't stick all that much with Trump and that actually is to the detriment of our democratic principles. (00:19–00:29)

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