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Democratic Senator: We are skipping 'very divisive & exhausting' address to tell the story of a 'rough year' for Americans

Minnesota Senator Tina Smith joins Inside Politics to weigh in on her and her colleagues' plans to skip President Trump's State of the Union address, in favor of an alternate event "The People's State of the Union". Senator Smith argues, "This is not about just a president that we don't like, this is about a president who has imposed illegal tariffs that have cost Americans billions of dollars. It's about a president who is seeking to overturn our elections by demanding voter files... this is about what is a lawless administration."

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Democratic Senator: We are skipping 'very divisive & exhausting' address to tell the story of a 'rough year' for Americans
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