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Glenn Grothman: “The purpose of these programs is to divide America.”

Featuring: Glenn Grothman, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 6

Wake Up!'_ Glenn Grothman Sounds Alarm On Politicians Who View The '1st Amendment As An Obstacle

Published December 22, 2024 | Video Starts at 25:22

But that is what we have going on in the program. We ought to save some money by getting rid of these bureaucrats and we ought to realize that The purpose of these programs is to divide America. There's a book, I don't know that it's okay here to use a picture of a book here, but it's called America's Cultural Revolution by Christopher Ruffal. (25:22–25:26)

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Asserts that the purpose of certain government programs is to create division in America.

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“Our Constitution prevents people or allows people to say something you might disagree with.”
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“Our Constitution prevents people, the government, from taking people's property without constitution.”
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“Hillary Clinton felt that the government should control our lives [by moderating social media content].”
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“John Kerry called the First Amendment a major block in combating misinformation and fighting climate control.”
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“The Biden administration weighed in with Mark Zuckerberg [regarding opinions about COVID].”
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“The government should be favoring people by the group that they are from.”
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“They did not want the government to have our elections become a contest between ethnic groups.”
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