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When you get a big crisis, everyone wants somebody with some experience and some credibility.

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David Brooks
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 22
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City of Toronto
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What's interesting about the Trump administration is how bitterly divided they are in their attitudes towards Putin.
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Every White House I have covered since Reagan, when I got here, power has been more concentrated in the White House than the one before.
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What family you were born into matters so much more than it did before in a perverse way.
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When you talk about the problem of illegal immigration, people are angry and polarized. When you talk about the answers, the debate gets a little different.
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People want reality that tells them how right they are all the time.
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