Mike Pence: “The populist right is attempting to take the President's…”

“I mean, in fairness to the president, he's never really said he was a conservative. And in so many ways I think he's, you know, he represents in some measure what the populist right is about. The populist right is attempting to take the President's departure from the conservative agenda, whether it be on tariffs, whether it be with regard to Ukraine and Eastern Europe, whether it be regard to life, and try to make that the new foundational philosophy of the Republican Party. So are you saying it's time for Republicans to move beyond Donald Trump? Well, look, you know, as I wrote in the book, leaders fade into history, but principles endure.” (10:57–11:14)

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