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1 verified report published on July 4, 2022.
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On a holiday built for national mythmaking, Trump managed to make the day feel smaller, meaner, and more defensive. That was the pattern in 2022: every time he had a chance to look presidential, he reached for grievance instead. It may not have been the biggest legal or political disaster of the year, but it was a clean reminder that the man is often his own worst opposition research.
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Trump marked July 4, 2022 by attacking the Jan. 6 committee and recycling his usual election-fraud talking points, reinforcing the very case against him instead of trying to move past it.