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“We can’t give in to Jan. 6”

Michael Steele, former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), addresses the RNC's 2011 Winter Meeting held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.
Michael Steele, former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), addresses the RNC's 2011 Winter Meeting held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. (Tom Williams/Roll Call)
By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted May 20, 2021 at 8:00am

In a fiery and no-holds-barred conversation, Mary C. Curtis speaks with former RNC chair Michael Steele on the future of the GOP, why he cannot defend the current Republican Party to Black voters and why he believes the country can and should do better.

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