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Mark Pocan: “I know you are a Christian nationalist by, by declaration…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Published June 30, 2026 | Video Starts at 08:43

I think everyone. We're not doing that. That's why I'm asking you to reach out to folks. But what I'm saying is if that is a quote from the Bible, and I know you are a Christian nationalist by, by declaration, by articles here in [Newsweek]. a row that you've used that slander for. It's not slander. You think that's slander? Do you think calling someone a Christian nationalist is a slander? You wrote an article. (08:43–08:51)

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