There has been sort of a tradition of tolerating the strong men on the right side, dictators, under the 'he is an SOB, but our SOB' apocryphal language.
Tim Kaine: “There has been sort of a tradition of tolerating the strong men on the right side, dictators, under the 'he is an SOB…”
On the recordMarch 9, 2021
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Kaine critiques U.S. support for authoritarian leaders in the past.
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