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Paul Begala

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Paul Begala is a prominent American political consultant, strategist, and television personality, best known for his role as a senior advisor to President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been influential in shaping political discourse and strategy in the United States. Begala has also made a name for himself as a commentator on various news networks, where he provides insights on political issues and campaigns.

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May 14, 2018

The President of the United States has a staff member who mocked and disparaged a war hero who is facing cancer. That's appalling.

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May 14, 2018

That's not any longer Donald Trump's fault, that's the Republican Party's fault. They're so cowed by this man, they can barely move.

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May 14, 2018

I feel like the President is like a teenager learning to drive. It's flooring the gas and then slamming the brake.

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May 13, 2018

That can't be a pro-life thing to do not, right, to mock a man who's fighting a brain tumor?

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May 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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May 9, 2018

It is as Zeleny points out, because the president sets the tone.

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May 9, 2018

If he's nothing to hide, if he's so innocent, he'll testify, and he'll cooperate.

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May 9, 2018

He wants exactly the tableau that he saw last night. President of the United States praising him for releasing people he should have never incarcerated.

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May 9, 2018

If you fire this woman, which any decent White House would. If she publicly apologizes, which she must, it puts the presidents in the horn of a dilemma because Donald Trump doesn't apologize for these lies and personal insults.

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May 9, 2018

The most important thing Kim wants is recognition and respect on the global stage.

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