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Kids are using Trump’s words to bully their classmates

Post Reports

The Washington Post

Daily News, Politics, News

4.45.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Michael Scherer on the heated Nevada Democratic debate. And John Woodrow Cox andHannah Natanson talk about how President Trump’s rhetoric has affected bullying in American schools. 

Read more: 
Mike Bloomberg made his prime-time debut at the Democratic debate in Las Vegas — and he didn’t get a warm welcome from the other candidates. 

The president’s rhetoric has changed the way hundreds of children are harassed in American classrooms.

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0:17.0

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0:20.7

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0:22.2

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0:25.4

Hi, Stephanie McCrimmant from the Washington Post.

0:28.0

This is Post Reports.

0:29.6

I'm Martin Powers.

0:33.3

It's Thursday, February 20th.

0:37.7

Today, Mike Bloomberg's debut at a Democratic debate.

0:41.7

And how the president's rhetoric has spread to school yards.

0:50.4

If you could use one word to describe Wednesday's debate in Las Vegas, what would it be?

0:55.5

It was rough.

0:59.3

Michael Schier is a national political reporter for the post.

1:02.4

He talked about the debate with our colleague Nicole Ellis.

1:05.5

We've gradually watched these things become more and more combative,

1:09.7

and this was not gradual at all.

1:11.2

This was a whole different level of constant attack and interruption.

1:16.0

I'd like to talk about who we're running against.

1:18.5

A billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians.

1:24.4

And no, I'm not talking about Donald Trump.

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