Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow spoke with John Yang about her powerful floor speech, which drew nationwide attention this week, in which she defended herself against false accusations of “grooming” children from a GOP colleague. McMorrow spoke passionately about her responsibility to defend people who are less privileged as a white, Christian woman – and why that made her a target for her opponent.
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