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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordSeptember 4, 2017
He ran on. He was all over the map. He said, 'I love the Dreamers, nothing bad will happen to them.' So he's been incoherent.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas
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Begala critiques Trump's inconsistent messaging regarding DACA and Dreamers.

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