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Tina Smith: “I suspect that if Liz Cheney and I were to fill out a political questionnaire, we would find that we disagree on almost…”

On the recordMay 10, 2021
I suspect that if Liz Cheney and I were to fill out a political questionnaire, we would find that we disagree on almost everything. But we both love our country, and to think that she's being driven out of leadership of her party because she speaks the truth, because she tells the truth about the big lie that President Trump former President Trump continues to push, I think is just such a sad commentary.
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota

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Tina Smith reflects on the significance of Liz Cheney's ousting from leadership for speaking the truth about former President Trump's claims.

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