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David Axelrod: “He has shredded the idea of civility in our politics from the moment he begun running for president.”

On the recordJune 24, 2018
He has shredded the idea of civility in our politics from the moment he begun running for president.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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Axelrod discusses the impact of Trump's behavior on political civility.

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