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Paul Begala: “Whatever happens, the American taxpayers are going to have to pay for it.”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2018
Whatever happens, the American taxpayers are going to have to pay for it.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala comments on the financial implications of Trump's wall promise.

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