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David Axelrod: “He is trying to impeach the media so that when facts are reported that are inconvenient to him, he can dismiss them as…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2018
He is trying to impeach the media so that when facts are reported that are inconvenient to him, he can dismiss them as political in nature. And that to me is a very insidious thing.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod expresses concern over the President's attempts to undermine the media's credibility.

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