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Adam Kinzinger: “I mean, if you think about it, you know, what is strength? Strength isn't somebody that just gets their dander up every…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2021
I mean, if you think about it, you know, what is strength? Strength isn't somebody that just gets their dander up every time, you know because they feel they have such a lack of self-esteem, they feel like they have to go out and attack.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Kinzinger defines strength in contrast to Trump's behavior.

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