Such an accusation veers on disrespectful to the institution of our government, which many people in this
room risked their lives to bring into existence!”
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I agree. I think the author meant "verges on (the) disrespectful" and not "veers on disrespectful".
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I agree. I think the author meant "verges on (the) disrespectful" and not "veers on disrespectful".