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President Trump continued his public feud with Senator Bob Corker on Tuesday.
Source: J. Scott Applewhite / AP

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President Trump Senator Bob Corker’s height in a tweet, the most recent jab in an exchange of insults between the two. Trump he still has confidence in Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, despite offering to compare IQ scores with Tillerson in a interview. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders later the comment she was “shocked and appalled” by the sexual-harassment allegations against film executive Harvey Weinstein, but did not mention whether she will donate contributions she had received from Weinstein. At least 15 people as wildfires continue to sweep across Northern California.

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