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Mike Pence: What Conservatives Believe—And Why It Matters

Published June 15, 2026 | Video Starts at 05:47

But I don't need to tell you or your listeners that some of the economic policies, broad Based tariffs on friend and foe alike that were turned back by the Supreme Court. Price controls on pharmaceuticals and credit cards, nationalization of American businesses. Add to that the stops and starts on our support for Ukraine, after that, that brutal and unprovoked invasion by Russia, and I see the influence of the populist right. (05:47–05:55)

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