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Tim Kaine: As you pointed out, I was on the ticket at 2016 and I spent 105 days trying to tell America that Donald Trump the man…

On the recordJuly 13, 2021
As you pointed out, I was on the ticket at 2016 and I spent 105 days trying to tell America that Donald Trump the man, pre 2016 would be a disaster, bigoted, narcissistic, bully, anti-science guy as a president.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Tim Kaine reflects on his warnings about Donald Trump's potential presidency and its consequences.

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