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Tale of the Tweet: Donald Trump Versus Nordstrom

After the retailer cut ties with his daughter, the president took to Twitter to vent and sent the company’s stocks for a ride.
Source: Chris Helgren / Reuters

In recent days, the have largely set out to target those—the media, “so-called” judges, the University of California-Berkeley—whom the president feels are interfering with his agenda or America’s greatness writ large. But on Wednesday, Trump offered up a, which earlier this week.  

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