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How to FIGHT Mob Boss Politics in America (w Sen. Andy Kim) | How to Fix It

2025-10-19 News & Politics
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Senator Andy Kim on Building an Anti-Corruption Movement Against "Mob Boss" Politics

Understand how systemic corruption erodes American governance and discover Senator Andy Kim's blueprint for mobilizing a nationwide anti-corruption movement to restore public trust.

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  • Senator Kim details the scale of self-enrichment and undermined enforcement within the Trump administration, classifying it as industrial-scale corruption.
  • He explains that career fear and threats of violence from the base silence many Republican colleagues, even those who privately acknowledge wrongdoing.
  • The path forward requires building an anti-corruption coalition that connects ethics reform, like banning stock trading, directly to pocketbook issues like high healthcare costs.
  • Kim shared actionable lessons from his local success in New Jersey, showing how challenging established machinery can foster bipartisan change.

This discussion features Senator Andy Kim detailing the widespread ethical decay critics link to the Trump administration. Kim frames corruption not merely as a political scandal, but as the fundamental mechanism disenfranchising working Americans. He outlines specific legislative goals, like comprehensive stock trading bans, and details the political realities—fear and intimidation—that prevent many colleagues from acting ethically.

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John Avlon talks with Senator Andy Kim about Trump’s “mob boss” politics, the rise of fear inside the GOP, and Kim’s plan to build an anti-corruption movement that takes on what he calls “the cowards and the crazies.” Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@tomblair4455 2025-10-19

Andy Kim is a good man. We need more people like him

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@nunofyrbusiness8576 2025-10-19

I hope they include the Supreme Court in who are guilty of corruption

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@spokinabout2236 2025-10-19

what a straight forward and likeable guy who knows how to make government work for we the people. thank you, Sen Kim!

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@marybardmess7953 2025-10-19

Anti-corruption: I'll vote for that.

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@ChillHippieMom 2025-10-19

Hey there Senator Kim! Thankful that you're my senator. You used to be my congressperson until, well, you know. Now I'm stuck with Chris Smith. You've had a piece of my heart since I saw you on your hands and knees cleaning the Capitol.

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@dalalucas1150 2025-10-19

Corruption, cronyism, criminality, cruelty! Say it over and over

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@JohnBarber-w1d 2025-10-19

Articulate, fundamentally grounded,intelligent man..Good luck Mr. Kim. Good show, John.

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@ewalichorowicz4614 2025-10-19

We don't want crooks in the American Government that represents us!! Thank you so much Senator Andy for speaking openly about it!

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@jeremyarbitaljacoby7155 2025-10-19

Thank you Andy for your efforts and outcomes! Excellent show! Please keep messaging actions that we can take!

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@ginaspringmann1110 2025-10-19

Andy Kim, you are an intelligent, honest person. You need to go out on speaking tours to let the whole country listen to you!

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