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Ben Wikler: “Trump is doing is repugnant to the vast majority of…”

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 38:58

But if you take a step back from all that, what Trump is doing, unlike a lot of countries where would be dictators take power and they become very popular very fast, what Trump is doing is repugnant to the vast majority of Americans. He is now less popular. He's lost more popularity than any other president this fast in their presidency. In the history of modern polling, yes, he started out popular and it was shocking. (38:58–39:02)

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