Talarico dismisses past comments about God and gender as 'provocative'

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJames Talarico faced a Christian voter at a CNN town hall who questioned his faith over past comments calling God non-binary and citing the Bible.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAccording to Fox News, Talarico dismissed those past comments as provocative, and he invoked Charlie Kirk in his answer.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI love that. He took a hard question about faith and just answered it by rebranding the question itself as provocative.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe word was the answer.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, my therapist says I use the word provocative when I mean I'm uncomfortable, so that's one way to handle a tough question.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYour mother meant the audio quality.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA misunderstanding. Everyone should get one word that covers everything, and I think the voter deserves a follow-up that is just as brave.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFine, then my opinion on this is provocative.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhich is to say, I'm not going to explain it further.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, that is the healthiest thing you have ever said.