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Cory Booker: “People don't know when to gracefully step aside.”

Featuring: Cory Booker, Democratic | U.S. Senate, New Jersey

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Published | Video Starts at 08:23

Do you know anything about where Mitch McConnell is and, and do you think Mitch McConnell should step aside? I know nothing about where Mitch McConnell is. This is unfortunately just an issue of politics in general. People don't know when to gracefully step aside. I've seen people make that mistake on both sides of the aisle. I've been advised by people who left here. As one senator once told me, leave while you still have a third act. (08:23–08:27)

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Asserts that politicians often do not know when to retire or leave office.

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