This is part of what our president has done that we should not turn away from, is that he's trying to bend the norms of democracy to his own autocratic will.
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Paul Begala expresses concern over the president's actions undermining democratic norms.
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First, Mr. Trump won the election and I do believe, I've worked in the White House, the president should have a very, very wide berth to put together the Cabinet that they want and need to run the country.
When Trump talks about all this, all his own grudges, his own grievances, his own vendettas, his own vengeance, it riles up people he's already got, but it alienates the people he needs.
What a different race it would be if Trump had chosen Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Brian Kemp, Glenn Youngkin, even Mitt Romney, people who can get votes that Trump doesn't now have.
I wouldn't count on sticking around if I was J.D. Vance. I don't think he's -- he certainly is underwater.





