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Ruben Gallego: “The economy is as poorly as it is right now.”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Sen. Ruben Gallego defends Sen. Kelly against President Trump attacks

Published | Video Starts at 00:29

Why is this happening and why right now? Foreign. For a couple reasons. Number one, the President's a distraction and you know, he's. Things just aren't going well for him. Right. The economy is as poorly as it is right now. His parole numbers are, you know, in the dumps. The Epstein files are coming out, all these things. And right now he just wants to distract. (00:29–00:32)

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