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‘Their Goal Is the End of America’
What President Trump’s divisive speech at Mount Rushmore reveals about his re-election campaign.
Guest: Maggie Haberman, who covers the White House for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
- Missteps by a fractured campaign and a series of self-inflicted wounds added up to a very bad June for President Trump.
- In speeches at the White House and Mount Rushmore last weekend, the president promoted a version of the “American carnage” vision from his inaugural address.
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