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'Won’t miss the circus': Departing GOP lawmaker tears apart Trump and MAGA
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Dusty Johnson’s Farewell Excuse: Congress Failed Because Voters Wanted a Fight
One Short Account of the Exit
As he prepares to leave Congress in January after losing South Dakota’s Republican gubernatorial primary in June, Rep. Dusty Johnson offered a familiar diagnosis: Washington has become more tribal, its incentives reward spectacle, President Donald Trump sometimes “lost focus,” and voters too often chose fighters over problem-solvers. Johnson conceded that Trump’s personal conduct, treatment of allies, and disregard for institutional…
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