In their words · Updated July 27, 2026
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2 verified quotes on the record, July 6, 2026 to July 6, 2026. Every one is a character-for-character copy from its source; the lens colors mark the outlets and channels that carried the words, never the person.
As printed Jul 6
“I mean, we're a country where someone can run and be elected saying that they're a communist, but yet this is what our nation has stood against and fought for.”
Printed by MSNBC Liberal Mainstream Trump Cabinet official defends white nationalist July 4 march: ‘Free speech’ ›
As printed Jul 6
“Part of my response to that is that there are protests on the mall that people say things that I think are reprehensible about President Trump, and yet they're allowed to go on because of free speech in our country”
on free speech protecting anti-Trump demonstrations as well as white nationalist speech
Printed by MSNBC Liberal Mainstream Trump Cabinet official defends white nationalist July 4 march: ‘Free speech’ ›
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