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Edition · August 1, 2017
The Daily Fuckup — August 1, 2017
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Closing take
The pattern here is simple enough to spot even through the spin: Trump was still learning, loudly and in public, that impulsive moves and loyalty-first politics do not substitute for a functioning government. On August 1, the fallout was already visible in Congress, in the Pentagon, and in the broader political noise cloud hanging over the White House.
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