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The abortion backlash that Trump triggered earlier in the week was still eating at him on September 25. What he thought would be a settled culture-war issue had instead become a fresh reminder that he could still drive away conservative allies with one poorly thought-out line. The damage was political, not theoretical.
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The abortion backlash that Trump triggered earlier in the week was still eating at him on September 25. What he thought would be a settled culture-war issue had instead become a fresh reminder that he could still drive away conservative allies with one poorly thought-out line. The damage was political, not theoretical.
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The abortion backlash that Trump triggered earlier in the week was still eating at him on September 25. What he thought would be a settled culture-war issue had instead become a fresh reminder that he could still drive away conservative allies with one poorly thought-out line. The damage was political, not theoretical.
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