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Ryan Walters: “We have to get back to teaching American exceptionalism…”

Featuring: Ryan Walters, Republican | Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Published | Video Starts at 07:35

And the left doesn't want our kids to know anything about it. They don't want kids to understand that it played a huge role in American history. History, that is academic malpractice. We have to get back to teaching American exceptionalism, American values, where those things came from. That's just history. And the left doesn't have to. You're not answering my question about these other religious texts. (07:35–07:40)

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