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Navigating the Nonsense

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Trial Balloon · Ep. 189: Navigating the Nonsense

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February 22, 2024 · 8:20 am ET · Leave a Comment

“I just thought it was horrendous when a former president could not have condolences to a family that lost a 47 year old husband, a father and a son in a country that basically just eliminates their opposition. And when former President Trump couldn’t even say ‘my heart goes out to the Navalny family’ It’s wrong. There’s nothing right about this. But he keeps very silent and doesn’t say a word. It seems like he kind of admires the people that operate and govern that way, such as Putin. It scares the bejesus out of me.”

— Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), explaining to NPR why he won’t ever vote for Donald Trump.

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