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struggle4progress

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Sat Apr 6, 2019, 08:32 PM Apr 2019

Four major policy spins and flips in a week

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN
Updated 8:22 PM ET, Sat April 6, 2019

... What's on display is a President who just says things that pop into his head or announces policies via Twitter -- then must find ways to retreat from them or make them real.

Did he ever really believe he would close the entire border with Mexico, or was it just bluster? After the utter disappointment of failing to repeal Obamacare, for which Trump still carries a festering grudge, did he sincerely think it would get another vote?

... as he left Washington on his way to California for a visit to the border on Friday, he announced to reporters that he was pulling his nominee to lead the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, Ron Vitiello ...

... now that Barr's summary of the report is public, Trump .. doesn't see the need for full disclosure ...

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/06/politics/trumps-flips-policy-changes/index.html

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