Tucker Carlson: “If you're not operating the federal government on behalf of…”

“This is a democratic republic. It exists for our benefit. The documents were written that way. The point of the American Revolution was to make that point. And so If you're not operating the federal government on behalf of US citizens, you're illegitimate. You actually have no right to rule, period. And if you disagree, tell me what the other legitimate justification is.” (18:01–18:08)

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