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David Axelrod: “I fear that we're going to wake up in the not too distant future, and you're going to see, you know, mass firings and…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
I fear that we're going to wake up in the not too distant future, and you're going to see, you know, mass firings and mass pardons because he seems to be increasingly unhinged.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Axelrod expresses concern over the president's mental state and the potential consequences for his administration.

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