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Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod on Sunday defended the president’s attacks on the House Republican budget and pushing for the “Buffet rule” as the general election campaign is officially getting underway.

In a “Fox News Sunday interview,” Axelrod hit Republicans for trying to lower taxes for the wealthy, cutting Medicaid and not offering tax offsets.

“This is not the direction our country should go, so of course we’re going to critique that,” Axelrod said. “That’s part of the process and it’s a legitimate one.”

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