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James Talarico: “A lot of people who voted for President Trump in 2024…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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Published | Video Starts at 09:19

And I can't tell you the number of, of people who come up to me at the end of these events and whisper, I'm not a Democrat. Like, they're in the witness protection program, including A lot of people who voted for President Trump in 2024 thought he was going to lower costs. They thought he was going to, he was going to drain the swamp. They thought he was going to end the forever wars. They thought he was going to release the Epstein files. (09:19–09:22)

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Asserts that Trump voters expected him to lower costs.

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