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Ezra Klein: “We didn't expect him to decapitate the Department of…”

Featuring: Ezra Klein, Liberal | New York Times Columnist and Podcast Host | National

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Ezra Klein and Stacey Abrams on How Donald Trump Has Broken American Politics Forever

Published | Video Starts at 01:37

Like, they sort of applied the normal politician discount rate to him, and instead, like, you know, he promised that he would make government work differently, but We didn't expect him to decapitate the Department of Education. Right. Like, and I'm always like, he promised. He told you who he was. Oh, yeah. Like, don't come to me and say, as you did during the election. (01:37–01:41)

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Asserts that Trump was not expected to significantly dismantle the Department of Education.

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