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On the recordJanuary 3, 2018
What's different here is this isn't about policies. Nobody is saying the President should move left or right or sign this trade bill or veto that bill, they're all saying he's unfit to serve.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala highlights the unprecedented nature of the criticisms directed at Trump regarding his fitness for office.

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