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David Axelrod: “I don't think that Pres. Trump has the personal investment in this issue or the knowledge of the issue that Barack Obama…”

On the recordJune 26, 2017
I don't think that Pres. Trump has the personal investment in this issue or the knowledge of the issue that Barack Obama did.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Axelrod compared Trump's commitment and understanding of health care reform to that of Obama during the Affordable Care Act's passage.

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