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As the backlash to Trump’s tweets grew, the White House tried to recast the episode as a patriotism fight rather than a racially loaded attack. The cleanup effort looked more like assisted flailing, and it kept the story alive instead of containing it.
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As the backlash to Trump’s tweets grew, the White House tried to recast the episode as a patriotism fight rather than a racially loaded attack. The cleanup effort looked more like assisted flailing, and it kept the story alive instead of containing it.
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As the backlash to Trump’s tweets grew, the White House tried to recast the episode as a patriotism fight rather than a racially loaded attack. The cleanup effort looked more like assisted flailing, and it kept the story alive instead of containing it.
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