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Paul Begala

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Paul Begala

@PaulBegala

CNN political contributor. Scholar at University of Virginia's Center for Politics. Counselor to Pres. Clinton. “Dopey flunky,” according to Trump. TX Longhorn

Washington, DC

Joined August 2011

Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
Feb 12, 2021
I worked with the Secret Service in the Clinton White House. It's unimaginable that agents with VP Pence would not have informed their counterparts at the WH in real time that VP was in danger. They, in turn, would have informed the President. Trump almost certainly knew.
Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
Aug 3, 2022
Tonight’s result in Kansas is one of the biggest political stories of the year. If the GOP can’t sell their anti-women b.s. in Kansas, they can’t sell it anywhere.
Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
May 3, 2022
.@HillaryClinton called this. She saw this coming. She warned us. Few people have been more right about more things.
Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
May 25, 2022
Thoughts and prayers go out to @GregAbbott_TX, @DanPatrick, @tedcruz. It must be harrowing to be confronted by someone armed with courage and the truth. #BetoForTexas @BetoORourke
Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
Sep 4, 2018
24 years ago, Woodward quoted me in his Clinton book saying all kinds of profane and rude things. Why? Maybe because he’s a Republican. Or maybe because:. I. Said. Them.
Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
May 5, 2020
A leader. A unifier. A healer. In other words, a President.
ABC News
@ABC
May 5, 2020
NEW: Former Pres. Barack Obama will deliver a nationwide commencement message to the country's high school seniors on Saturday, May 16. abcn.ws/2ytg2O4
Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
Jan 7, 2021
So far, @SenatorRomney has given the best speech of the night. Practical, personal, emotional, constitutional. Well done, Senator.
Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
Jun 16, 2020
Many of the people behind @ProjectLincoln have been my political opponents in the past. But in this crisis they are demonstrating courage, conviction, and cleverness. They are truly Lincoln Republicans.
The Lincoln Project
@ProjectLincoln
Jun 16, 2020
Why did Trump have a secretive, midnight run to Walter Reed Medical Center? It’s time we talk about it. #TrumpIsNotWell
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Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
Oct 26, 2022
Debates are more often lost than won, and Mehmet Oz lost this one with his line that abortion should be a decision between “a woman, her doctor, and local elected officials.” He is fueling the Dems’ top issue. @JohnFetterman must be pleased.
Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
Sep 30, 2020
Trump didn’t need a drug test. He needs a rabies test.
Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
Dec 20, 2020
Just for the record, the Democrat-controlled House passed $3.4 trillion of aid 220 days - and 220,000 deaths - ago. @senatemajldr McConnell and the rest of the Senate Republicans ignored the mounting crisis for months.
State of the Union
@CNNSOTU
Dec 20, 2020
#BREAKING: McConnell says leaders have 'finalized an agreement' on Covid relief as midnight shutdown deadline looms | ⁦@mkraju⁩ & ⁦@ckmarie⁩ cnn.com/2020/12/20/pol…
Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
Sep 21, 2020
The line to vote in Fairfax County - the biggest, bluest county in Virginia - is over a quarter-mile long. No one is complaining. If John Lewis could shed blood for the right to vote, we can stand in line for awhile on a beautiful day. Nowhere I’d rather be. #VOTE
Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
Sep 28, 2020
First question in the debate has to be: “Mr. Trump: your tax returns show you must repay $421 million in loans in the next four years. Who did you borrow the $421 million from?”
Paul Begala
@PaulBegala
Feb 9, 2021
Trump is apparently being represented by the law firm of Meandering & Furious.