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Where Things Stand: Without Batting An Eye, WH Condemns Hong Kong For Election Delay

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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington, DC on July 31, 2020 (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NI... White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington, DC on July 31, 2020 (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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July 31, 2020 12:34 p.m.

There are layers of complexity to Hong Kong’s election delay that are not parallel to what President Trump suggested should happen in the U.S. via Twitter yesterday.

But the fantastic failure to acknowledge the irony makes it worth flagging.

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