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Buttigieg asks if talk about freedom has 'gone off the rails' with anti-abortion laws in Alabama, Georgia

CHICAGO - Democratic presidential aspirant Pete Buttigieg accused Republicans of co-opting the terms "freedom" and "security" in the national mindset, and questioned whether talk "about freedom in this country has gone off the rails" following recent laws in Alabama and Georgia that outlaw virtually all abortions.

Speaking to about 300 people at the City Club of Chicago, Buttigieg also said the election of Donald Trump represented a desire by some in the Midwest to "burn the house down" in Washington. Vowing a return to

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