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On the recordMay 9, 2018
You can never imagine Ronald Reagan saying this. You could never imagine Barack Obama or Bill Clinton or George Bush. We have never seen a president so loathsome in conducting himself in the public discourse.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala expresses his view on the unprecedented nature of Trump's conduct in public discourse.

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