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Trump Brags That He Cost a Man His Livelihood

The president was cheered at a Kentucky rally for a politically correct attack on Colin Kaepernick.
Source: John Sommers II / Reuters

During the 2016 election, dozens of voters told me they would vote for Donald Trump partly because they were sick of “social justice warriors” and political correctness. “There is no saying ‘Hey, I disagree with you,’ it's just instant shunning,” a 22-year-old told me in on the subject. “Say things online, and they'll try to find out who you are and potentially even get you fired for

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