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Tina Smith: “Tom Emmer...has shown absolutely no cracks in his facade for…”

Featuring: Tina Smith, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 20:23

And we found things that we could work on together, especially in mental health. But he is a. A truly partisan political animal at this point, and he has Tom Emmer...has shown absolutely no cracks in his facade for appreciating the huge damage that's being done to our democracy or to people's safety. It's a huge disappointment. So, no, I mean, I hate to be negative about it, but that's kind of the reality. So tell us then back to the Senate. (20:23–20:55)

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Asserts that Tom Emmer does not acknowledge the damage to democracy or public safety.

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