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Tim Kaine: “There was a lot of concern that some of the rhetoric from the President might have an effect on domestic Mexican…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2017
There was a lot of concern that some of the rhetoric from the President might have an effect on domestic Mexican politics and possibly increase the odds of a Chavez type leader being elected President of Mexico.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine warns that presidential rhetoric could influence Mexican politics negatively.

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