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Kirsten Gillibrand: “President Trump used disinformation and malign influence…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Trump's Policies, Democratic Strategies, and U.S.-Israel Relations

Published | Video Starts at 27:49

… V they and that was actually a policy that started under the Trump administration, but that really rang true with people. How did the Democrats wrestle with that issue? Well, President Trump used disinformation and malign influence extremely effectively and aggressively online to create hate filled narratives that demonized Biden and demonized Democrats writ large. And in the process, over eight years, destroying a lot of the Democratic brand. Democrats have always fought for working people. We've always fought for fairness and equality and freedom. (27:49–28:01)

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Asserts that President Trump used disinformation online to demonize Biden and Democrats.

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