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Edition · September 27, 2017
The Daily Fuckup — September 27, 2017
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Closing take
The through-line here is simple: Trump kept choosing the fight that fed his ego, not the crisis that demanded his focus. On a day when the administration needed competence, empathy, and discipline, it delivered spin, grievance, and a lot of noise. That is not a governing strategy. It is a tell.
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