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Abdul El-Sayed: “Donald Trump himself is not the disease of our politics…”

Featuring: Abdul El-Sayed, Podcast Host, America Dissected | National

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Published | Video Starts at 01:53

And I said this thing at the time. I think that was just. It was premature. Most folks didn't see it. Donald Trump himself is not the disease of our politics. He's just the worst symptom of the disease of our politics. And the disease is the system that allows corporations and billionaires and would be oligarchs to buy and sell politicians to do their bidding. (01:53–01:59)

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Asserts that Donald Trump is a symptom, not the root cause, of political issues.

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