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WATCH: Democratic Senator Compares Trump’s Immigration Executive Order to SLAVERY

Elliott Hamilton

Junior U.S. Senator from Hawaii Mazie Hirono appeared on MSNBC yesterday to discuss the Democratic Party’s decision to obstruct votes on Trump’s cabinet nominees. However, during her interview, she was asked to discuss the controversial executive order. In addition to mischaracterizing it as a “Muslim ban,” Hirono compared the order to the worst of the Democratic Party’s legacy: slavery and Japanese internment.

Here’s an excerpt of her quote:

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