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Thune on Trump's rhetoric: The country needs healing

Thune says peaceful protests should be allowed to continue

06/02/2020

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Thune on Trump's rhetoric: The country needs healing

Clip: 6/2/2020 | 9m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

Thune says peaceful protests should be allowed to continue

With protests taking place in cities across the country, how should the federal government respond? Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Trump’s rhetoric about the use of force, whether a peaceful protest near the White House Monday should have been interrupted as it was, the role of Congress in addressing racial unrest and federal pandemic aid.

06/02/2020

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