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On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
When Trump leaves office, my party faces a choice. We can dedicate ourselves to defending the Constitution or we can be a party of conspiracy theories, cable news, fantasies, and the ruin that comes with them.
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Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska
Source
msnbc.com

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Discussing the future direction of the Republican Party post-Trump.

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