David Axelrod actually said...

The president wanted to dirty up a potential opponent who he thought was a particular challenge to him in the upcoming election.

Axelrod discussed the motivations behind the president's actions regarding Ukraine.

11/19/2019

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The most important thing is to beat Trump. I'm the guy who can beat Trump.

But I -- you know, it's been interesting to see. He's been -- Klobuchar, Buttigieg, they've been reluctant to go right at Biden.

This is a mortal issue for tens of millions of Americans.

If you don't pick me, it could be him. And he's not going to be able to beat Donald Trump because he's too far out on the left.