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Trump's New Term for Terrorists: 'Evil Losers'

Why a schoolyard taunt could be a savvy strategy against ISIS
Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

Donald Trump is famous for describing his many opponents—from Rosie O’Donnell to an astrologer in Cleveland named Gary—as “.” But on Tuesday, following that killed at least 22 people at a concert in the English city of Manchester, the American president did something new and notable: He applied the term to those who have claimed responsibility.

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