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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “The government has an obligation to censor our speech, to…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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The Reclaim America Tour Live in Charlotte, North Carolina

Published | Video Starts at 34:56

You have all of the top leaders, the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Tim Walsh, John Kerry, in the last couple of weeks making statements that free speech is a privilege in this country. It's not a right, it's a privilege. And that The government has an obligation to censor our speech, to remove misinformation and disinformation. And, you know, the government never cuts the tongue out of a man for lying. They cut the tongue out of the man for telling the truth. (34:56–35:02)

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Asserts that Democratic leaders believe the government should regulate speech to combat misinformation.

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