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Jerry Nadler: “They warned us against the dangers of would-be monarchs, fake populists, and charismatic demagogues.”

On the recordDecember 8, 2019
They warned us against the dangers of would-be monarchs, fake populists, and charismatic demagogues.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler references historical warnings about threats to democracy from certain types of leaders.

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