The irony, he told the attendees of the Center for American Progress’ “Listening to Lead” event Friday, was in lawmakers grilling him and his colleagues, Govs.
I know that,” Walz said, prefacing his argument that Americans are living in a “dangerous” time.
“I believed all along we were marching towards authoritarianism, and people were telling me in December, ‘You know, you're overreacting.’ And I said, “The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you're overreacting.”.
Walz shared the anecdote and warning Friday during an hour-long conversation at the Center of American Progress in Washington, DC, moderated by CAP President Neera Tanden.
“You can't just say they voted against their own self-interest because they're telling us, for some reason, something in there motivated them to do that.”.
Walz, for his part, said Friday that the move was a compromise with Republican state lawmakers who he said threatened a government shutdown.
“I think they have to go in, and we look weak if we don’t do it,” Walz added. »
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