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Tim Walz offers strange defense for pardoning convicted child rapist Trump administration deported
Tim Walz questioned whether the deportation made anyone safer, defending his pardon of Tou Lue Vang as Marco Rubio announced the removal to Laos.
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What happenedTim Walz questioned whether the deportation made anyone safer, defending his pardon of Tou Lue Vang as Marco Rubio announced the removal to Laos.
The headline splitFox News Politics frames it as "Tim Walz offers strange defense for pardoning convicted child rapist Trump administration...". Twitchy frames it as "Gov. Tim Walz on Pardoned Child Rapist: 'We Can't All Be Judged by Our Worst Day'".
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