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Beto O'Rourke: “People are finding out through these protests that their…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 30:47

There's a reason that Donald Trump is polling at 35% on immigration. There's a reason he's polling even lower on the economy. People are finding out through these protests that their Medicaid is about to be cut, that Social Security is on the chopping block. I talked to John as I was coming in, I talked to Ed that I just mentioned. Both of them are Vietnam era veterans. And now think about this. (30:47–30:54)

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Asserts that Medicaid and Social Security are at risk of being cut.

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