Former Foreign Minister of Mexico reacts to Kinzinger's comments on Mexican flags at protests
Former Foreign Minister of Mexico Jorge Castañeda, who is currently a global distinguished professor of politics and Latin American and Caribbean studies at New York University, joins CNN's Polo Sandoval to share his take on protesters waving the Mexican flag at the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles.
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