Sanford: Trump Sent ‘Chilling Message’ to My Colleagues if They Speak out There’ll Be Payback

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SANFORD: "And two, I think that there is a bigger message for all of us to take away from what occurred, because well beyond the President’s comments, well beyond the election of the First District, and that is the importance and the value of dissent in our political system. And in this case, I'd largely supported the President and his agenda. But because I had spoken up on a number of things that were at odds with stands I had long taken or at odds with the people I represented, I was singled out. And I think part of what the President did yesterday was to send a very chilling message to my colleagues on, 'Hey, if you speak up against me, there will be consequences.' And I think that’s the last thing we need in our political system.”