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for calling on him to show “mercy” to the people who are “scared” about him taking office said she won’t apologize for her words, in a new“She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way,” he wrote.“Well, I’m not a Trump hater. I don’t hate the president, and I pray for him,” she said. “I don’t agree with some of his views of the country and the way — the decisions he makes, but I certainly don’t hate him.
“They may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals,” she added.
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