Pence also said today that he didn't want to call the ... David Duke deplorable.
David Axelrod: “Pence also said today that he didn't want to call the ... David Duke deplorable.”
On the recordSeptember 12, 2016
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Axelrod discusses Pence's reluctance to label David Duke as deplorable, highlighting the civility debate.
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