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On the recordJanuary 27, 2019
He should sit down with Nancy Pelosi -- he made a great many promises, the wall being the biggest and Mexico was going to pay for it. Mexico is not going to pay for it. He's not going to get it.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala advises President Trump to focus on other promises like infrastructure since he is unlikely to get funding for the wall.

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