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On the recordMarch 29, 2017
It's not a smoking gun, it's a smoke screen. And Donald Trump is not very good being president. He's only had 10 weeks, but he's driven himself to the lowest percent of approval in American history for an incoming president.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala comments on Donald Trump's low approval ratings and how the controversy surrounding Evelyn Farkas is being used as a distraction.

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