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Charlie Kirk: “The first term, we were kind of under this very naive idea…”

Featuring: Charlie Kirk, Conservative, Right-wing Populist | Conservative Political Activist and Media Personality | National

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Published | Video Starts at 12:33

And I think they're looking for the right place to strike, which is who actually runs this government. Exactly. The first term, we were kind of under this very naive idea that the people run the government. That's what I thought. And then we were like, well, it's the lobbyists and it's in your right. Yes. Remember the lobby. It's K Street. It's like, okay. But so true. (12:33–12:39)

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Asserts that there was a naive belief that the people run the government during Trump's first term.

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