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Phil Scott: “Social media has changed the way we receive the news.”

Featuring: Phil Scott, Republican | Governor of Vermont

1-on-1 with Vermont Gov. Phil Scott

Published January 22, 2019 | Video Starts at 05:46

We have to. I'm concerned about the people of Vermont, and they didn't deserve this. How much of this national divide do you think is driven by social media? I think Social media has changed the way we receive the news. the way that we see that. We find there's always an opportunity to find someone or some tweet or some organization that has the same message. (05:46–05:52)

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