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Michael Bennet: “Donald Trump is more focused on putting guild stuff on the walls of the Oval Office, putting his name on the…”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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I'm optimistic about that. I'm not optimistic in this moment because we're leaving the Senate floor without having done it. I'm not optimistic at this moment because Donald Trump is more focused on putting guild stuff on the walls of the Oval Office, putting his name on the Kennedy center, building a ballroom, putting building a new triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. breaking the reflecting pool. He's more focused on his own crypto. He's more focused on that than he is on the issues that we. That we need to focus on. (43:03–43:22)

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