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Harris with a more forceful speech tonight at the NAACP dinner in Detroit, building on the national moment she had with Barr, going more directly at POTUS and racial divides than we’ve seen from her so far (thread):
“Nearly 30 million Americans are uninsured, and that number will rise because of Donald Trump and his war to destroy Obamacare.”
“Let’s say this loud and clear: without voter suppression, Stacey Abrams would be the Governor of Georgia. Andrew Gillum is the Governor of Florida... we need a new voting rights act.” (Called for Election day to be holiday, automatic voter registration)
“65 years since Emmett Till...7 years since Trayvon Martin. This is still everyday life for young black people in America... but what has this President done? Stopped enforcing consent decrees. Stopped investigating into discrimination and racism in police departments.”
“This guy in the White House said Neo-Nazis were fine people...he’s attacked communities of color and leaders of color by name...he’s denigrated entire countries on the continent of Africa with foul language no president should speak.”
“This President isn’t trying to make America great. He’s trying to make America hate.”
Harris talks domestic terrorism. “We can’t feed it. I’m telling you I won’t ignore it. I won’t tolerate it.” Says she will double size of civil rights department at DOJ, hold social media platforms accountable for “profiting off of hate.”
