The political marriage between the GOP and militias

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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🗓️ 20 July 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In several countries, elected politicians are making deals with violent militias. Is America next?

Rachel Kleinfeld and Bill Kristol join Kimberly Atkins Stohr.

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0:18.9	Eric Gritans is the former governor of Missouri.
0:25.9	Now campaigning in his state's Republican primary for the US Senate.
0:30.1	Last month he ran an ad telling voters how he'd deal with moderate Republicans or rhinos
0:35.9	Republicans in name only.
0:37.9	I'm Eric Gritans Navy SEAL and today we're going rhino hunting.
0:43.3	The rhino feeds on corruption and is marked by the stripes of cowardice.
0:53.6	Join the MAGA crew.
0:54.9	Get a rhino hunting permit.
0:56.5	There's no bagging limit, no tagging limit and it doesn't expire until we save our country.
1:02.9	Mike Dettner is a Republican running for Michigan State Senate.
1:07.0	He was caught on tape last January advising his supporters how to protect Republican poll
1:12.4	watchers in future elections.
1:28.2	We need to be prepared to lock and load.
1:31.6	If you ask what we can do he said show up armed.
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