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Trump spent August 31 doubling down on Portland as a political prop, but the harder he leaned into the city, the more he handed critics fresh evidence that his approach was fueling the confrontation he claimed to be stopping.
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Trump spent August 31 doubling down on Portland as a political prop, but the harder he leaned into the city, the more he handed critics fresh evidence that his approach was fueling the confrontation he claimed to be stopping.
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Trump spent August 31 doubling down on Portland as a political prop, but the harder he leaned into the city, the more he handed critics fresh evidence that his approach was fueling the confrontation he claimed to be stopping.
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