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Gretchen Whitmer: “Donald Trump was much better at reflecting what people's…”

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Published January 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:17

And it was money out of my rent and childcare. And so listening to people, understanding where people are coming from, I think is a superpower and for whatever reason, Donald Trump was much better at reflecting what people's anxieties were. I would submit there aren't a whole lot of solutions to fix what the anxieties are. But he tapped into it, and I think that's something that we have to all focus on doing more of. (07:17–07:24)

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