Trump faces reckoning, but focuses on ballroom, after devastating losses
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- The Hill reports: “President Trump’s legacy is facing a moment of reckoning following sweeping Democratic wins in the House and the Senate that will impact the trajectory of the last two years of his presidency. Des…”
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