RJ Politics talks with former Olympian Michelle Kwan about Biden — PODCAST

Michelle Kwan, two-time Olympic figure skating medalist, speaks during an interview at a Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaign office in Las Vegas on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. (Michael Blackshire/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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