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U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon decries Trump’s ‘entrenchment of an authoritarian state’

The top concerns at the Oregon senator’s town hall were focused on the Trump presidency and mail-in voting.

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The Oregonian· Sep 11, 3:20 AMU.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon decries Trump’s ‘entrenchment of an authoritarian state’

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