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1 verified report published on March 17, 2018.
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The recurring Trump-world pattern was on full display: when the heat rises, the impulse is not to lower it, but to sprint toward the flames with a camera crew. March 17 was another reminder that the political damage often comes less from the original mess than from the panicked, chaotic response to it.
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After the dismissal of Andrew McCabe, Trump lashed out at the Russia investigation again, calling it a “witch hunt” and claiming it never should have been started. The outburst landed as his own legal team was signaling even more aggressive pressure on the special counsel. Instead of calming the situation, the president escalated it in public and made the White House look both rattled and reckless.