Paul Begala actually said...

It's appalling for him to use the power of the most powerful position on earth to try to bludgeon a corporation.

I want to keep this fair. I want the executive branch to be able to make national security decisions without having --

Anytime a president waves the bloody shirt of terrorism, it moves up; the American people panic and Trump is an expert at manipulating fear.

The president is clearly a highly intelligent man.