How 'normal' Republican staffers paved the road to Trump

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

“America never would have gotten into this mess if it weren’t for me and my friends.”

That's how Tim Miller begins his new book "Why We Did It."

Tim Miller and Sarah Isgur join Meghna Chakrabarti to discuss how “normal” Republican staffers paved the road to Trump.

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0:28.4	This is on point.
0:29.6	I'm Megna Chacrabardi.
0:31.6	The year was 2016.
0:34.2	The event, the GOP presidential primary season.
0:38.0	The topic, the open disdain Republican leaders had
0:42.4	for then-Canadate Donald Trump.
0:45.3	South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham said Republicans
0:48.2	should quote, tell Donald Trump to go to hell.
0:51.6	Senator Marco Rubio called Trump a quote,
0:54.2	con man and the most vulgar person to ever aspire to the presidency.
1:00.2	Senator Ted Cruz later stood on stage and was then
1:03.8	booed off that same stage at the Republican National Convention
1:07.6	when he told the crowd to quote, vote your conscience.
1:11.8	Utah Congressman Jason Chafetz reacting
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