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Charlie Baker Apologizes for Calling Ayanna Pressley Speech a ‘Rant’

Matthew McDonald

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker offered an apology after calling a speech by U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester) a "rant" at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event on Monday.

Baker and Pressley both participated in the 50th annual breakfast that took place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in South Boston. Speaking to a crowd of more than 1,000 people, Pressley, who is African-American, said she would continue to fight for civil rights

What Charlie Baker Might Have Said About Ayanna Pressley’s Talk Besides ‘Rant’
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What Charlie Baker Might Have Said About Ayanna Pressley’s Talk Besides ‘Rant’

Matthew McDonald

After listening to a harangue by U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley about this, that, and who-knows-what on Monday, Governor Charlie Baker called it a "rant."

Pressley's immediate reaction was to laugh – no doubt realizing that what the governor said was true. So did other members of the panel.

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