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After blowing up coronavirus relief talks and then wobbling back toward a deal, Trump spent October 11 stuck in the exact mess his own shutdown had created. The administration’s zigzagging on aid kept drawing criticism from both parties and made the White House look less like a negotiating team than a panic button with a Twitter account.
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After blowing up coronavirus relief talks and then wobbling back toward a deal, Trump spent October 11 stuck in the exact mess his own shutdown had created. The administration’s zigzagging on aid kept drawing criticism from both parties and made the White House look less like a negotiating team than a panic button with a Twitter account.
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After blowing up coronavirus relief talks and then wobbling back toward a deal, Trump spent October 11 stuck in the exact mess his own shutdown had created. The administration’s zigzagging on aid kept drawing criticism from both parties and made the White House look less like a negotiating team than a panic button with a Twitter account.
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