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Commentary: Unlike Ukraine, Trump's China deal actually takes American interests into account

The biggest winners in the China trade deal announced Friday appear to be a key part of President Trump's voter base: U.S. farmers.

There's nothing wrong with that, because Trump's political interests coincide with U.S. national interests. On the other hand, consider the other big news coming out of Washington on Friday: the House Judiciary Committee's approval of two articles of impeachment against Trump related to his now-famous July 25 phone call with new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The president is going to be impeached

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