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Cotton called out for remarks saying slavery had been a necessary evil
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) faced criticism on Sunday after he claimed that the Founding Fathers viewed slavery as a “necessary evil” as part of the country’s founding while discussing his bill that would reduce federal funding for any school that MORE