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David Axelrod: “He is deeply, deeply unpopular in Britain. He was going to be greeted with demonstrations and protests and it was going…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2018
He is deeply, deeply unpopular in Britain. He was going to be greeted with demonstrations and protests and it was going to be a disaster for him.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod discusses Trump's unpopularity in the UK and the implications for his planned visit.

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