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Joe Manchin: “My observation, and recommendation from observation, would be, John, trust me, set yourself free and become an…”

On the recordJuly 1, 2026
My observation, and recommendation from observation, would be, John, trust me, set yourself free and become an independent.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin advises Fetterman to become an independent.

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