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Ben Norton @BenjaminNorton
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I made a video report explaining how, although the corporate media is whitewashing John McCain as a Resistance™ hero, the extreme right-wing war hawk actually helped pave the way for Donald Trump.
McCain was very right wing; he was not a "moderate." And by choosing ultra-conservative Sarah Palin as his VP in his 2008 presidential campaign, McCain opened the door to Trumpism, normalizing the Tea Party and far-right politics which Trump rode to power.
therealnews.com/stories/john-m…
The neoconservative McCain wing of the GOP and the far-right Trump wing still share most of their politics in common. They only disagree on how to best preserve the US empire.

They disagree on Russia, but agree on China, Iran, Israel, Saudi, Latin America therealnews.com/stories/john-m…
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