The same old political games and tired messaging tactics aren’t going to cut it. We need leadership in Washington that can stand up to creeps like Stephen Miller and his authoritarian buddies.
I have done exactly that. For nearly half a decade, I worked to chase down and hold accountable a war criminal of Chile’s authoritarian right-wing leader Pinochet who tortured and murdered political opponents. We took that war criminal to court, held him accountable, and built a basis for deporting him to face criminal charges.
What we need now are leaders who know what it is like to face down authoritarians. Because that is exactly what this moment requires.
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