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Instead of backing off after the Ukraine uproar, Trump spent the day repeating that he had an obligation to seek foreign help against corruption, reinforcing the exact message critics said was the problem in the first place.
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Instead of backing off after the Ukraine uproar, Trump spent the day repeating that he had an obligation to seek foreign help against corruption, reinforcing the exact message critics said was the problem in the first place.
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