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Colin Allred: “They can't even say that him taking a $400 million gift is…”

Featuring: Colin Allred, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

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Tara Palmieri Show: Colin Allred Discusses Texas Politics, Democratic Strategies, and Future Plans

Published | Video Starts at 35:04

You know, I mean, I think that we did have a changeover in who our nominee was that to be. You would not see something similar happen on the Republican side with Donald Trump. They can't even say that him taking a $400 million gift is inappropriate from the Qataris. So I do think that. Let's. Let's be honest. We did then have a new nominee. The sitting president did not run for reelection. That it took him six weeks, probably. (35:04–35:10)

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Asserts that [some individuals] cannot acknowledge the inappropriateness of a $400 million gift from the Qataris.

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