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John Thune: “Everybody believes that only citizens ought to be able to…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune Joins The Guy Benson Show

Published | Video Starts at 09:44

And yes, it is not. The extreme radical rhetoric around this that they use is totally missing the point that this is an 80 to 90% issue with the American people. Everybody believes that only citizens ought to be able to vote in our elections. And so, yeah, so we will put them on record on that. The talking filibuster is another issue which probably, you know, warrants a broader discussion in terms of what happens if you head down that road. (09:44–09:49)

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Asserts that there is widespread belief that only citizens should vote in U.S. elections.

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