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Adam Kinzinger: “There's such a sense of tribalism, tribalism now that we won't get out of it unless politicians are willing to stand up…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2021
There's such a sense of tribalism, tribalism now that we won't get out of it unless politicians are willing to stand up and do things that may not be popular in their own self-interests.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

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Kinzinger comments on the current political climate and the need for politicians to act against tribalism.

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