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McCarthy‘s main idea was that many people were being disloyal to our country in the political areas of America, by this he means that many people in the government were seeking out communism or supported it which is not someone who is being honest or loyal to our country. Not only this, but he put down President Truman and the democratic party, the problem McCarthy faced after making these accusations, is that he had no liable evidence of any of this being true. As for President Truman‘s response he basically calls McCarthy a pathological lair, and you can also tell that Truman is trying to be respectful, but you can also tell that he is irritated with McCarthy. Another thing I seemed to notice was that he kept it simple and sweet. Truman had

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