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Trump spent the day trying to explain away the backlash over Puerto Rico, but his public remarks kept reinforcing the criticism. What was supposed to be a reset looked more like a confirmation that the White House still did not grasp how bad the crisis was.
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Trump spent the day trying to explain away the backlash over Puerto Rico, but his public remarks kept reinforcing the criticism. What was supposed to be a reset looked more like a confirmation that the White House still did not grasp how bad the crisis was.
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Trump spent the day trying to explain away the backlash over Puerto Rico, but his public remarks kept reinforcing the criticism. What was supposed to be a reset looked more like a confirmation that the White House still did not grasp how bad the crisis was.
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