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On the recordOctober 21, 2018
the idea of near fist fights outside the Oval Office, which apparently is not an uncommon event there, we now know about two of them, is really, I think as Maggie suggests a consequence of the leadership style of this president.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod discusses the chaotic environment in the White House and attributes it to the president's leadership style.

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