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Mark Warner: “President Trump in many ways got elected because he thought…”

Featuring: Mark Warner, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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… would find their voice and if they're not willing to find their voice now with something that is so clearly outside the norm, with something that is also, you know, President Trump in many ways got elected because he thought he was gonna take us out of foreign wars. I can't believe this is politically popular with his so called own base. If they're not willing to show courage where something is so clear and there's no even short term political expediency. (16:25–16:30)

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Asserts that Trump's election was partly due to his stance on withdrawing from foreign wars.

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