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<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics &amp; Policy Daily: ‘It Makes Us Want to Support Him More’

President Trump’s tweets have done little to deter supporters, who chanted “Send her back!” about Representative Ilhan Omar last night at one of his darkest rallies yet.
Source: Rachel Jessen
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