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Adam Kinzinger: “Donald Trump is a symptom of years and years of leaders, you know, profit-driven radio shows, whatever, turning the base…”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2022
Donald Trump is a symptom of years and years of leaders, you know, profit-driven radio shows, whatever, turning the base into this angry, fearful, you know, victimized group of people.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Kinzinger discusses how Donald Trump reflects a long-standing trend in American politics rather than being the sole cause of it.

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