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On the recordFebruary 21, 2017
What Mr. Trump is doing, and what your comment does, is you scare tactics to incite fear and say that this animal -- is representative of that whole population.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala criticizes Trump's rhetoric on immigration, suggesting it unfairly demonizes all immigrants based on the actions of a few.

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