On the recordApril 30, 2017
If he wants it to be number one, it will be. That's maybe why he raised it. I've been scratching my head about this one because it's demonstrably false. And yet he repeats it.
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Begala: “If he wants it to be number one, it will be. That's maybe why he raised it. I've been scratching my head about this one…”
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Discussing President Trump's insistence on making surveillance a top topic despite it being false.
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