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."