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<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Messaging Concerns

Trump’s call to a soldier’s widow, Obama’s foreign-policy legacy, the systems that covered up Weinstein’s abuse, and more
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Presidential Messages: President Trump’s responses to the deaths of servicemembers are under scrutiny after he boasted he was more conscientious about calling grieving families than his predecessors; the family of La David Johnson, a soldier killed this month in Niger, says the president’s condolences were disrespectful and insensitive. Meanwhile, Trump is sending conflicting messages about a bipartisan health-care agreement aimed at stabilizing the Obamacare market: Though he initially seemed to praise the deal, he’s now tweeted that he can’t support it.

While some of Trump’s policies have been aimed at reversing Obama’s achievements overseas, he’s not to blame for all the developments . Take Burma: The Obama administration worked to encourage democratic developments there, but reduced international pressure to turn back to

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