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A Pattern In Trump's Policy Pitches: Paltry Particulars

President Trump has been touting major policy proposals lately. The problem: the policies are often frustratingly vague.
President Donald Trump delivers remarks on infrastructure investment and deregulation at the Department of Transportation on June 9. / Pool / Getty Images

What does it mean to make a bill less "mean"? This week, President Trump told Senate Republicans to do just that to their health care overhaul bill, and to also make it "more generous," as sources told the Associated Press. But it appears the White House didn't give much more direction: "the president did not say what aspects of the bill he was characterizing," the AP also reported.

This lack of specificity is a pattern with this White House. Last week, the Trump administration announced a new infrastructure plan, centered around partnerships between the government and private firms. But said it : what would those

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