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The White House tried to sell a short-term unemployment and eviction fix on July 29, 2020, but the broader relief talks were still stuck and the president’s stopgap pitch had little traction. The day exposed how badly Trump had boxed himself in: he wanted the political credit for helping struggling Americans, but the administration and congressional Republicans had not produced a durable agreement.
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The White House tried to sell a short-term unemployment and eviction fix on July 29, 2020, but the broader relief talks were still stuck and the president’s stopgap pitch had little traction. The day exposed how badly Trump had boxed himself in: he wanted the political credit for helping struggling Americans, but the administration and congressional Republicans had not produced a durable agreement.
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The White House tried to sell a short-term unemployment and eviction fix on July 29, 2020, but the broader relief talks were still stuck and the president’s stopgap pitch had little traction. The day exposed how badly Trump had boxed himself in: he wanted the political credit for helping struggling Americans, but the administration and congressional Republicans had not produced a durable agreement.
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