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James Carville: “Do you want to continue in the same direction of Trump, or do you want to slow this train down?”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2026
Do you want to continue in the same direction of Trump, or do you want to slow this train down?
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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