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After his summit with Vladimir Putin, Trump tried to soften the blow. Instead, he spent July 17 digging himself deeper with shifting explanations, awkward clarifications, and a White House message that seemed to change every time someone opened a microphone.
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After his summit with Vladimir Putin, Trump tried to soften the blow. Instead, he spent July 17 digging himself deeper with shifting explanations, awkward clarifications, and a White House message that seemed to change every time someone opened a microphone.
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After his summit with Vladimir Putin, Trump tried to soften the blow. Instead, he spent July 17 digging himself deeper with shifting explanations, awkward clarifications, and a White House message that seemed to change every time someone opened a microphone.
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