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Go watch the James Talarico Interview

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OPINION — How many of you watched the banned James Talarico interview on YouTube? This is the Jimmy Kimmel interview that Trump successfully shut down.

I urge my neighbors, friends and family to watch it.

Trump successfully controlled the media on several occasions. He successfully controlled his supporters from knowing the truth. Trump failed to prevent James Talarico from speaking. His poignant interview attracted five times more viewers after Trump took it off the airwaves.

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