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Beto O'Rourke: “Donald Trump asked Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, to…”

Featuring: Beto O'Rourke, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 02:42

Well, they're clearly trying to silence me to stop any one of us who wants to fight back against this power grab in Texas and just to bring everyone up to speed, Donald Trump asked Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, to find him five congressional seats. Donald Trump feels if he doesn't get these five seats, if he's unable to steal them from the state of Texas, he will not be able to hold on to his majority in the House of Representatives. (02:42–02:48)

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Asserts that Donald Trump requested Texas Governor Greg Abbott to secure five congressional seats.

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