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Tucker Carlson: “The Republican Party's core institutions...acted as scolds…”

Featuring: Tucker Carlson, Conservative, Right-wing | Political Commentator, Former Fox News Host | National

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Tucker on the MAGA Movement's Future and the Snakes in Washington Trying to Change It's True Meaning

Published | Video Starts at 31:36

As to globalization, they benefited from it, of course. Their tools of the finance class, of course, every one of them, they'd no real interest in ending that and … The Republican Party's core institutions...acted as scolds, as crossing guards...They weren't for free speech. … exposed all of that, and they hated him for it, all of them. There are very few Republican office holders in 2016 or 2020 or 2024 or even right now in October of 2025 who sincerely like Trump. (31:36–32:16)

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Claims Republican institutions did not support free speech and acted as censors.

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