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Adam Kinzinger: “Oh, certainly. I mean, I guess to the extent that, you know, strength is what people perceive you have, and people look…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2021
Oh, certainly. I mean, I guess to the extent that, you know, strength is what people perceive you have, and people look at him in the party and he is obviously the frontrunner.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

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Kinzinger describes Trump as weak despite his status as frontrunner.

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