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Greg Stanton: “Trump went after, for example, USAID because they felt that…”

Featuring: Greg Stanton, Democratic | U.S. House, Arizona, District 4

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Greg Stanton on pushing back on Trump

Published | Video Starts at 01:35

Oh, devils big picture, how do you decide in this environment that Trump has created in Washington when to push back and what to push back on? Well, that was a big decision that we had to make. When Trump went after, for example, USAID because they felt that foreign aid wasn't a very popular program and they illegally tried to dismantle [USAID]. usaid. There were some political commentators to say, hey, that one's not very popular. Stay away from that. No, we said every time this president illegally overreaches, goes beyond the boundaries of his office. (01:35–01:43)

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Asserts that the Trump administration attempted to dismantle USAID illegally.

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