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Behind the News: A Look Rightward

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The Freedom Caucus Style of Politics

Most of the freedom caucus is supportive of Donald Trump for the most part and defensive of the way that he talked about middle America. But there's this other chunk that is now increasingly working class for the Republican Party, but not just for the GOP. So it's a really tough balance for freedom caucus folks and for Donald Trump too. Social Security and Medicare cuts seem like political suicide. They absolutely do.

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