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Adam Kinzinger: “I mean, you know, it was implied by Stuart, maybe he even said it, like, Nikki Haley appointed Tim Scott to the Senate.…”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2024
I mean, you know, it was implied by Stuart, maybe he even said it, like, Nikki Haley appointed Tim Scott to the Senate. She made him a US senator where he could then become a national figure and then launch his campaign for president that failed.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

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Kinzinger discusses Tim Scott's endorsement of Trump and his political career.

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