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On the recordJanuary 3, 2018
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
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala expresses concern over the president's actions undermining democratic norms.

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