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Michael Bloomberg: “The President's words matter more than anybody else. And his job, I've always thought, is to be a unifier, not to be the…”

On the recordOctober 28, 2018
The President's words matter more than anybody else. And his job, I've always thought, is to be a unifier, not to be the leader of the party, but to be a leader of this country. There are consequences to words.
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Michael Bloomberg

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Michael Bloomberg criticizes the President's rhetoric and emphasizes the importance of his role as a unifier.

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