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Ben Wikler: “Donald Trump has the world's thinnest skin.”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

Coffee with The Contrarians

Published September 25, 2025 | Video Starts at 08:39

What's wrong here? That's outrageous. Only one. Only one election. The thing about this is Comey is a critic. He was a very vocal critic. And Donald Trump has the world's thinnest skin. He can't stand the idea that someone who said something bad about him might have a TV show or just not be in jail in general. So that's what this is fundamentally about. (08:39–08:42)

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Asserts that Donald Trump is highly sensitive to criticism.

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