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Tim Walz: “Donald Trump started this to break the system, to try and…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Democratic Governors Association discuss Trump budget

Published | Video Starts at 15:34

Well, I would say on this, look, we're all going to come out losers because Donald Trump started this to break the system, to try and make sure because he's unpopular, they are going to lose the midterm election. So he's doing everything he can. So, yes, I think there's validity in what you're saying. There's also states that they it can't gerrymander, like South Dakota, like North Dakota and some of those states. (15:34–15:42)

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Asserts that Donald Trump initiated actions to disrupt the system due to his unpopularity and potential midterm election losses.

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