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Stacey Abrams: “Not everyone in Congress believes that this is an…”

Featuring: Stacey Abrams, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Georgia

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Published | Video Starts at 13:13

I think these are legitimate critiques, and I want to be very clear that there are different ways to oppose authoritarianism. But I want to be also very clear. Not everyone in Congress believes that this is an authoritarian regime. We have a lot of folks who think that this is just fisticuffs, it's political fighting, and that they have to be the pragmatic person in the room. (13:13–13:19)

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Asserts that there is a lack of consensus in Congress about the nature of the current regime.

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