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GOP Lawmaker Says Trump Is Wrong to Threaten the Media in Wake of Kimmel Controversy

Rep. Don Bacon warns the GOP's shift under Trump threatens traditional conservatism, free speech, and farm economy, citing tariff concerns and media freedom issues.

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By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Don Bacon is leaving Congress next year — and offering some of the sharpest criticism to date of President Donald Trump of anyone in his party. Bacon, a Republican who has represented a Nebraska swing district for the past eight years, says the GOP has departed from the conservative ideology that had dominated the party for decades. Instead, under Trump, he contends that the party has taken an insular turn and a…

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Don Bacon criticizes changes to the Republican Party under Trump

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) joins CNN’s Manu Raju for a sit-down interview ahead of his retirement next year. Bacon represents one of House Republicans’ toughest battleground districts and has been one of the few Republicans willing to challenge Trump on key decisions in his second term. For more of the interview, watch “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” on Sunday at 8a and 11a ET on CNN.

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