NYT’s Kristof: Trump ‘Pushed Me to the Left’

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KRISTOF: “And so how one navigates that and protecting important institutions, and yet not appear to be buttressing a status quo that is really broadly discredited, I think it's a hard thing to navigate but I do think it's possible. And I think the other theory I have about — theory going forward is that — you know, in the first Trump term, he pushed me to the left, and I think he pushed an awful lot of liberals to the left on issues like immigration. You know, I’m the son of a refugee. I saw families being ripped apart. I just wanted to hug any refugee I could see, any immigrant I could see. But meanwhile, voters were saying over and over, 'Look, you know, we want controls.' And I don’t think we listen to them. And when you systematically don’t listen to people about something they regard as a priority, then they punish you. And I think that’s what happened in the U.S. and, you know, in Germany and elsewhere."