Paul Begala: Calling Out All Extremism Is True Test of a Leader; ‘Biden Passes That Test, I Don’t Think Mr. Trump Does’

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BEGALA: “The acid test of a leader is how do you call out someone on your side of the great divide in America, right? So, this has happened and I‘ve got the president’s statement here. ‘Every American has the right to peaceful protests, but calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly anti-Semitic, unconscionable, and dangerous.’ That‘s not what Mr. Trump said about right-wing protesters in Charlottesville, right? He seemed to me when he was president to draw false equivalence between the peaceful folks there and these neo-Nazis. So I think this takes, it actually takes some political courage for Joe Biden. Those unlikely Trump voters out there at Columbia. But I admire, I think voters ultimately, I think it will pay off for him. But you have to call out extremism wherever it is, and that’s a true test of a leader. Biden passes that test, I don’t think Mr. Trump does.”