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Tim Walz: “I think Donald Trump and the Republican Party have poisoned it to people. No one trusts our institutions, no one trusts…”

On the recordAugust 19, 2023
I think Donald Trump and the Republican Party have poisoned it to people. No one trusts our institutions, no one trusts Congress, no one trusts any of us.
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Tim Walz
Democratic · Minnesota

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Governor Walz discusses the erosion of trust in institutions due to actions by Trump and the Republican Party.

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