One Of Illinois’ Top Republicans Still Has Nothing But Confidence in Trump’s Policies

16/04/2025 18 min
One Of Illinois’ Top Republicans Still Has Nothing But Confidence in Trump’s Policies

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Episode Synopsis

Back on Inauguration Day in January, Reset spoke with Kathy Salvi, the chair of the Illinois Republican Party. At the time, she said that concerns that President Trump’s mass deportation policies would overreach and extend to students, legal residents and citizens were unfounded and a result of “fearmongering.” Nearly three months into the Trump administration, we check back in with her to hear her thoughts on how tariffs and the president’s mass deportation agenda are impacting Illinois residents and businesses.

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