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Feb 24
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Trump Skeptical About SOTU Impact

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Trump Skeptical About SOTU  "If I came up with a cure for cancer, they would say he should have done it years ago," complained President Trump just hours before the second State of the Union address of his second term, adding, "There is not a thing I can do where these people are going to give me credit." Regardless of whether that's true, tonight's speech ... Show More
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