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Veronica Escobar: “When you have a president who says, well, I don't know if…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Veronica Escobar Discusses Political Violence, Healthcare Legislation, and Immigration Policies

Published | Video Starts at 02:35

You know, whatever is happening, violence should never be celebrated. So each one of us has a role to play in this. But it does in many respects start from the top. When you have a president who says, well, I don't know if I'm going to call Governor Waltz, who does that? Who does that? People died. And there are, there's another legislator and a spouse in the hospital. (02:35–02:44)

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Asserts that the President expressed uncertainty about calling Governor Waltz after a violent incident.

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