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Josh Hawley: “Here's the message of our elites, Charlie. For the last 30…”

Featuring: Josh Hawley, Republican | U.S. Senate Missouri

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Is it not? It's impossible to know, but I certainly think part of it is. But what is it about masculinity that is so disagreeable with the tyrant. Here's the message of our elites, Charlie. For the last 30, 40, 50 years, really since mid century, it has been, hey, let us run the country. We're experts, you know, we should have a government of experts. And who are the experts? We are, the liberals are. So we'll run the country. You people go buy some stuff, go buy some cheap stuff from China, you know, and otherwise shut up and let us run the country. (16:32–16:44)

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Asserts that elites have promoted a government of experts for decades.

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