Beto O'Rourke: “He recently mused to the New York Times that he wish he had…”

“The last time that his hold on power was challenged and overcome in the 2020 elections, he incited an insurrection attempt that nearly stopped the peaceful transfer of power from one presidential administration to another. And He recently mused to the New York Times that he wish he had asked the National Guard to seize the ballot boxes and voting machines. and regretted that he hadn't done that before. So past performance is perhaps the best predictor of future conduct.” (23:10–23:19)

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