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Ilhan Omar: “There are two things that Trump's base signed up for. One is…”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

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Ilhan Omar Responds To Trump's Racist Attacks on Somali Americans, Including Her | The Joy Reid Show

Published | Video Starts at 24:55

And are you one of the members who agrees with those who have said maybe the name should just be read from the floor of the House? So I would say. There are two things that Trump's base signed up for. One is for him to inflict as much pain on everybody that they deem less. And the second is for him to release the Epstein file. And so because he has been spearheading this pedophile protection party, he has lost. A lot of his base and their support. (24:55–25:14)

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Asserts that Trump's base expects him to release the Epstein file and inflict pain on certain groups.

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