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Anchor Hoda Kotb, with co-anchor Al Roker, lower center, stands on the set of the Today Show between segments Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in New York, in the wake of the firing of ‘Today’ co-anchor Matt Lauer. NBC News fired the longtime host on Wednesday for "inappropriate sexual behavior," making him the second morning television show personality to lose his job because of sexual misconduct charges in a week. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Anchor Hoda Kotb, with co-anchor Al Roker, lower center, stands on the set of the Today Show between segments Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in New York, in the wake of the firing of ‘Today’ co-anchor Matt Lauer. NBC News fired the longtime host on Wednesday for "inappropriate sexual behavior," making him the second morning television show personality to lose his job because of sexual misconduct charges in a week. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with children as they track Santa's movements with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)  Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve at the president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with children as they track Santa's movements with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)  Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve at the president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at  a campaign rally, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, in Henagar, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at  a campaign rally, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, in Henagar, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Fairhope Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Fairhope Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal court in Washington, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal court in Washington, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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