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Paul Begala: “That's right, we have this bazaar situation where that Hillary got a lot more votes, Trump's going to be the president…”

On the recordNovember 27, 2016
That's right, we have this bazaar situation where that Hillary got a lot more votes, Trump's going to be the president, legitimately.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala discusses the legitimacy of Trump's presidency despite losing the popular vote.

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