Candidates Respond After North Carolina GOP Headquarters Firebombed (Video)

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Candidates Respond After North Carolina GOP Headquarters Firebombed
A molotov cocktail sent the campaign office into flames and both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton condemned the crime.
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Candidates Respond After North Carolina GOP Headquarters Firebombed

A molotov cocktail sent the campaign office into flames and both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton condemned the crime.

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The shooting happened as the venue was closing.

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