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Tensions in public comment: foreign-policy speeches prompt brief recess at Margate commission meeting
Summary
A series of public comments criticizing U.S. foreign policy and calling to "Free President Nicolas Maduro" led to interruptions and a brief recess during the Margate City Commission meeting; commissioners noted federal foreign-policy issues are outside the city's authority.
Several members of the public used Margate’s public-comment period on Jan. 21 to air broad criticisms of U.S. foreign policy and to call for diplomacy, prompting an emotional response from some commissioners and a brief recess. Alexander Castaneda, introduced as a resident and architecture student, asked why federal funds support overseas military actions "while you can drive 10 minutes in…
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