Greenwald: Over 10 million Americans voted for Obama twice, then Trump
Glenn Greenwald · #AIS: Glenn Greenwald & Matt Taibbi discuss the new political divide, moderated by David Sacks · May 28, 2022 · at 22:42
Glenn Greenwald refutes the narrative that Donald Trump's 2016 election win was purely driven by white supremacy by citing voter migration patterns.
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“There are literally millions of voters in excess of ten million, depending on how you count, but definitely in excess of ten million. Voters who twice voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 12, and then in 2016 voted for Donald Trump.”
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