REP. ABIGAIL SPANBERGER (D-VA) (via Skype): I think that they are all important and related. I think that what Congressman Clyburn was talking about, I agree with him completely that the accomplishments of this president – of his presidency are things that, at times, are unknown to voters.
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SPANBERGER: It's a very dangerous rewriting of history. It is a very dangerous rewriting of history frankly, in part, because some of those who have the strongest voice with these voters Republican-elected members of Congress have walked away from the truth that they know. Right in the immediacy after the attack on the Capitol, the result of which more than 140 police officers were injured and five died in the aftermath, we saw person after person after person blaming the former president – recognizing his culpability. And as time went on they stopped conveying that message and they, themselves, have done some of the whitewashing of this actual historical event that is extraordinarily well-documented, including their original comments.
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SPANBERGER: No. I think it's appropriate and the right step forward that he has taken ownership and asserted that this was a mistake. I think that once he has fully returned to the job, a conversation as to why this decision was made is one that in an after-action report and understanding is an important conversation to have.
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SPANBERGER: Well, I think there's important parts of this discussion. Israel was horribly attacked by terrorists in October. The murder of civilians in their home, the sexual assaults, the abuse of civilians in the process of this terrorist attack is unthinkably horrible, right, and must be called exactly what it was – a horrific terrorist attack.
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SPANBERGER: And we have seen Israel taking an aggressive stance to go after those who perpetrated the attack, but we have to see more from them strategically about how they are going after the ideology. And part of going after the ideology is ensuring that civilians and people who are vulnerable vulnerable and victims of a terrorist organization living amidst them that those individuals are not suffering unduly. That they have access to food and water, and basic humanitarian necessities.
HARLOW: Congress –
SPANBERGER: And that is the crux of the conversation about how those two pieces of the strategy can be pursued.
HARLOW: We appreciate your time. Thank you for being with us this morning, Congresswoman Spanberger.
SPANBERGER: Thank you. Thank you.
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