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David Gergen: “What I do think is that this President says he's a conservative. It is fundamental to conservatives that the government…”

On the recordJune 2, 2019
What I do think is that this President says he's a conservative. It is fundamental to conservatives that the government not interfere, that Washington not reach in and try to direct individual companies.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen highlights the contradiction in Trump's actions with conservative principles regarding government interference.

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