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On the recordMay 29, 2018
When a Klansman burned a cross in a Maryland family's house, Ronald Reagan went there and had lunch with that family. He called out that racism and embodied unity.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala compares past presidential responses to racism with the current President's approach.

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