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President Trump is in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he’s on a working vacation.
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President Trump is in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he’s on a working vacation. Trump on Twitter that his stay is “not a vacation,” and that he’s “working hard.” North Korea a “thousands-fold” revenge against the United States, after the United Nations imposed new sanctions on Pyongyang for its missile and nuclear tests. The city against the Justice Department over threats to withhold federal grant money from so-called sanctuary cities. Former CNN contributor, Kayleigh McEnany, was the next spokesperson for the Republican National Committee.

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