Republicans ‘playing defense’ in reliably red states one week out from Election Day
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- NBC News reports: “President Trump continues to hit the campaign trail with two stops in deep-red Texas with one week to Election Day. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez, Sahil Kapur and Brian Cheung join Meet the Press NOW to…”
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