CNN CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto October 15, 2021 14:27:00
Broadly, to give republicans cover to push back against the former president on the big lie, on election lies, and on the idea that january 6th wasn't exactly what it was, which was an insurrection. instead, he did the opposite. he embarrassed it. so he makes it almost impossible for republicans who also want to continue their political careers in iowa to push back, because it would be lights out for them. it's very telling, first of all, about the desire to keep power evend at 88 years old, but also like you said, how incredibly important donald trump still is to the gop. >> owns it, it seems...
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