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PoliticsFriday 11.12.21

Trump Defends “Hang Mike Pence” Chants

Donald Trump took very little issue with his supporters chanting “hang Mike Pence” during the Capitol insurrection. In fact, in newly-released audio Trump actually appears to defend it. I know, shocking. The recording comes as Trump continues fighting to exert executive privilege over documents related to January 6th in court.

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