I think most presidents would have made it clear to the Saudis that this was unacceptable and that you can't have someone ordering a hit like this and still be dealing with the world as the face of that nation and expect that kingdom and expect the world to respond positively to it.
Axelrod comments on how Obama would have handled the situation regarding Jamal Khashoggi's murder differently than Trump.
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I think the political question is the political question. And I think, Jim, I don't think this helps Trump.
Joe Biden did a lot of very positive things. Some things, for example, the largest infrastructure bill since Eisenhower.
The party should look deeper and say, why is it that so many people are disaffected from institutions in this country?
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