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Ben Wikler: “Today it's another 60-year civil rights law that's been…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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Ben Wikler Discusses Democratic Strategies and Challenges on 'Black Like Me' Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 38:26

And I totally get it. And my wife and I have a rule that we can't read the news before bed and we can't tell each other what's happening before bed because Today it's another 60-year civil rights law that's been ripped up by the Trump administration. The next day, they've decided to end federal support for cancer research. And, you know, the next day, Donald Trump's accepting a $400 million plane from a foreign dictatorship. (38:26–38:39)

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