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As Trump’s supporters forced their way into the Capitol, the day became a test of whether the president and his orbit could contain a crisis they had helped inflame. They failed. The slow, confused response deepened the institutional damage and made the White House look dangerously detached from the unfolding emergency.
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As Trump’s supporters forced their way into the Capitol, the day became a test of whether the president and his orbit could contain a crisis they had helped inflame. They failed. The slow, confused response deepened the institutional damage and made the White House look dangerously detached from the unfolding emergency.
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As Trump’s supporters forced their way into the Capitol, the day became a test of whether the president and his orbit could contain a crisis they had helped inflame. They failed. The slow, confused response deepened the institutional damage and made the White House look dangerously detached from the unfolding emergency.
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