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Tim Pawlenty: “And, by the way, I think this situation is partly a referendum on Hegseth, but it's partly a referendum on Donald Trump.…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2025
And, by the way, I think this situation is partly a referendum on Hegseth, but it's partly a referendum on Donald Trump. And the Republican Party has been taken over by Trump and he's calling the question.
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Tim Pawlenty

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Pawlenty discusses the implications of the nomination of Hegseth and how it reflects on Trump's influence over the Republican Party.

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