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Trump spent August 28 defending his pardon of Joe Arpaio while Harvey response efforts were still unfolding, ensuring the White House’s disaster message stayed tangled up with a separate political brawl. The pardon had already triggered condemnation from Republicans and civil-rights advocates, and the president’s own defense only deepened the impression that he was choosing provocation over damage control.
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Trump spent August 28 defending his pardon of Joe Arpaio while Harvey response efforts were still unfolding, ensuring the White House’s disaster message stayed tangled up with a separate political brawl. The pardon had already triggered condemnation from Republicans and civil-rights advocates, and the president’s own defense only deepened the impression that he was choosing provocation over damage control.
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