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Byron Donalds: “The Tea Party rallies were starting all across the country…”

Featuring: Byron Donalds, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 19

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A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010

Published | Video Starts at 10:53

And I go, yeah, I'm trying to figure this out politics thing out. I'm trying to figure out what this is. And again, that started a whole nother journey. Never expected it. Late 2009 came around. The Tea Party rallies were starting all across the country [in late 2009]. And I remember on the news, they were saying that they were racist because President Obama had just gotten elected. And me being curious, I always like to find out things for myself. (10:53–10:57)

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Asserts that Tea Party rallies began nationwide in late 2009.

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