{"id":1003599,"date":"2019-02-05T21:01:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T01:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1003599"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:10:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:10:02","slug":"the-real-state-of-the-union-marine-corps-veteran-my-children-dont-care-about-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/the-real-state-of-the-union-marine-corps-veteran-my-children-dont-care-about-walls\/","title":{"rendered":"THE REAL STATE OF THE UNION: Marine Corps Veteran: \u2018My Children Don\u2019t Care About Walls\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take a break from Trump and hear from regular Americans about the real state of our Union. Watch Marine Corps veteran Sarah Watterson talk about not being able to pay for basic necessities because of Trump\u2019s shutdown:<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy children don’t care about walls. They do care about having a warm house to live in, a car to ride in, clothes to wear, and food in their bellies – none of which is possible if their mom can\u2019t go to work.\u201d – Marine Corps veteran<\/a><\/p>\n

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WATCH HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

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Take a break from Trump and hear from regular Americans about the real state of our Union. Watch Marine Corps veteran Sarah Watterson talk about not being able to pay for basic necessities because of Trump\u2019s shutdown: \u201cMy children don’t care about walls. 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