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It Gets Worse
When Donald Trump “tweeted” his inane remarks about being a “stable genius,” or his 89 tweets regarding President Obama’s birth certificate, few took his buffoonery seriously. As president, however, that buffoonery has become considerably darker and knows no limits. “I want to know who’s the person who gave the whistle-blower the information because that’s close to a spy,” Mr. Trump...
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October 2, 2019
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