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On the same day the shutdown drama peaked, Trump floated a temporary DACA and TPS extension in exchange for wall funding, a proposal that advertised how cornered he had become. The move undercut his own hardline posture and invited criticism that he was bargaining with protections he had spent months threatening.
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On the same day the shutdown drama peaked, Trump floated a temporary DACA and TPS extension in exchange for wall funding, a proposal that advertised how cornered he had become. The move undercut his own hardline posture and invited criticism that he was bargaining with protections he had spent months threatening.
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On the same day the shutdown drama peaked, Trump floated a temporary DACA and TPS extension in exchange for wall funding, a proposal that advertised how cornered he had become. The move undercut his own hardline posture and invited criticism that he was bargaining with protections he had spent months threatening.
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