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John Hickenlooper: “President Trump came in and basically campaigned primarily…”

Featuring: John Hickenlooper, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Colorado

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Tim's Address on Political Frustrations and Civic Engagement in Grand Junction

Published | Video Starts at 01:52

We're at no different a point now than they were in the sense that for those of us who really believe in this silly and fragile form of government, we call it democracy, representational form, such as it is. You know, President Trump came in and basically campaigned primarily on that he would deport people from this country. and he would automatically, from day one, lower costs for working families. And he's done followed through on deporting people, certainly not in a way that, that many Americans feel proud about. (01:52–02:05)

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