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Actor Matt Walsh Reflects On HBO's 'Veep' As Show's Final Season Kicks Off

Just before the final season of HBO's Veep starts on Sunday, Matt Walsh talks about his role in the show playing Mike McClintock — a fired press secretary turned BuzzFeed reporter.
Matt Walsh attends the premiere of the seventh season of HBO's <em>Veep</em> on Tuesday in New York City.

In season six of HBO's Veep, Selina Meyer, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, made some pretty dramatic decisions — she chooses to run for president to get a second shot at working in the Oval Office.

In the process, she walks away from a chance at true love due to her belief that her relationship with Qatari ambassador Mohammed Al Jaffar, a Muslim man, could harm

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