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OTTAWA Radio host Joe Walsh was excited Tuesday evening at the La Salle County TEA Party meeting at Pitstick Pavilion.

Something big happened! he shouted to the crowd of 80 or so attendees, referring to the election of President Donald Trump. I dont think everyone really understands what happened regular Americans won.

Walsh is a former congressman elected from the Illinois Eighth Congressional district in the northwestern Chicago suburbs as part of the Tea Party wave in 2010. He was voted out in 2012 after redistricting pushed him against Democrat Tammy Duckworth. His radio program, The Joe Walsh Show, is promoted as The New Voice of Freedom and can be heard on 560 AM radio in Chicago.

But Walsh tempered his expectations. He thought Trump might be too much of a strongman, and used the example of the calling up companies to force them to keep factories in the United States.

Even though Trump won on Nov. 8, the things we believe in didnt win. Not yet, he said. Anger won Conservatism didnt win. The free market didnt win. Tea Party principles didnt win. Righteous anger won. And thats a good thing.

Walsh told the crowd that he had been saying it for years the candidate that could tap into Americas anger would be president.

But even while the movement didnt win in November, Walsh told the crowd that it was an opportunity for the movement, and Trump could enact some of the policies the Tea Party wants.

It was a step, its a good step. Its a step thats going to get us some good policy. Talking to people as I do, Donald Trump is going to reduce taxes, we are going to reform the tax code, he said. I do believe hes going to build a wall, I do believe and you may see some cool executive orders tomorrow, where Donald Trump may temporarily ban people from certain countries.

Let me remind everybody that is American as well! he shouted at the audience. This is our country. We have every right under the sun to determine who comes here. We have every right under the sun to discriminate when it comes to people who come here And we can say Yeah, you know what? We dont want Muslims here. The point is we have a right to say that. This is our country. Donald Trump is going to move on that issue.

Walsh also spoke about more local issues when answering questions.

On congressman Adam Kinzinger, Walsh said the Channahon Republican doesnt represent the district.

This is a rock-solid-all-American-Donald-Trump-Im-angry-and-I-want-my-country-back district, he said. This is a conservative district. Thats not who Adam is. He shouldnt be representing this district, thats not who this district is.

On Gov. Bruce Rauner, Walsh said he supported what the governor is trying to do for Illinois but hes not selling it to the people well.

He has done a lousy job marketing what hes doing. Hes trying to save this state; what hes doing is good. Hes done a lousy job explaining that, Walsh said. Because of that, his reelection is going to be real tough.

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