Tina Smith: “It is certainly the gross violations of people's civil…”

“Because what's happening is we have the Trump administration, with all of its authoritarian intentions, using Minnesota as a proving ground for all of the things. And it's all happening at once. It is certainly the gross violations of people's civil rights with the immigration, the cruel immigration crackdowns. the ways in which they are treating, using violence to try to stop peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment rights, and in two tragic cases, killing peaceful protesters.” (02:41–02:52)

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