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Yassamin Ansari: “We had tens of thousands of people. I've heard different…”

Featuring: Yassamin Ansari, Democratic | U.S. House Arizona, District 3

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On the stream with Congresswoman Ansari | FOX 10 Talks

Published | Video Starts at 06:45

You know, coming out of these really nationwide protest and what your prospects are for 2026? Who is the leader of the party now? Well, first of all, I felt very uplifted by the protests. We had tens of thousands of people. I've heard different numbers, but I think the official number was 15,000 in downtown Phoenix. People from all walks of life standing against authoritarianism. And the trends that this administration, very alarming trends that, you know, going after the free press, going after lawmakers, going after the courts, going after Congress. (06:45–06:53)

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Asserts that an official count of 15,000 people attended a protest in downtown Phoenix.

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