US Studies Centre Non-Resident Fellow Kim Hoggard says the Democrat and Republican Parties are delivering the American public a 'split-screen image' of what is occurring in the United States.
US Studies Centre Non-Resident Fellow Kim Hoggard says the Democrat and Republican Parties are delivering the American public a "split-screen image" of what is occurring in the United States. Ms Hoggard told Sky News there were vastly different responses coming from the Democrat and Republican Parties on issues including the coronavirus pandemic and the riots breaking out across the nation.
” She said while Donald Trump was using the White House as a “backdrop” to his convention, there were a number of key Republican figures who didn’t voice their support for his re-election campaign. “Some of the silence is deafening, look who wasn’t here at the convention, some of the more traditional Republicans and some of the presidential hopefuls,” Ms Hoggard said. “We’re seeing more and more alumni of Republican leaders, such as George W.
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