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Michael Bennet: “The economic catastrophe of the way the economy is working is much worse under President Trump.”

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

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They don't know whether we have abandoned permanently the obligation that each generation of Americans has to create more opportunity, not less, for the people coming after us. They don't know. In fact, they doubt it. They doubt it because what they see is The economic catastrophe of the way the economy is working is much worse under President Trump. but, you know, for decades and now much worse under President Trump, and the political chaos that we're leaving behind, that's part of our legacy as well. (35:07–35:11)

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Asserts that the economic situation has worsened under President Trump.

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