Exclusive–Wilcox: Senator Murphy’s ‘People We Care About Most’–‘Undocumented Americans’
But while ordinary gaffes are daily occurrences, witnessing a lawmaker commit an infamous Kinsley Gaffe is extraordinarily rare. The term, coined by political journalist Michael Kinsley, refers to when a politician accidentally tells the truth, specifically one they are not supposed to say publicly.

















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