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Donald Trump, Jr. speaks as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens during a campaign stop Wednesday, April 27, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Donald Trump, Jr. speaks as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens during a campaign stop Wednesday, April 27, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Where Things Stand: The Sideshow Prime Badge
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08.18.20 | 1:14 pm

An approaching full week in the spotlight is not enough to satiate President Trump’s attention appetite.

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NYTVIRUS -President Donald Trump with Attorney General William Barr, make remarks before signsing an executive order in the Oval Office that will punish Facebook, Google and Twitter for the way they police content online, Thursday, May 28, 2020. ( Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times) NYTVIRUS -President Donald Trump with Attorney General William Barr, make remarks before signsing an executive order in the Oval Office that will punish Facebook, Google and Twitter for the way they police content online, Thursday, May 28, 2020. ( Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times)
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 10:  U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the Elysee Presidential Palace after his lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron on November 10, 2018 in Paris, France. President Trump is in Paris to participate in the international ceremony of the Armistice Centenary of 1918 at the Arc de Triomphe on November 11, 2018. Heads of State from around the world meet in Paris to commemorate the end of the first World War (WWI).  (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Donald Trump PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 10:  U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the Elysee Presidential Palace after his lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron on November 10, 2018 in Paris, France. President Trump is in Paris to participate in the international ceremony of the Armistice Centenary of 1918 at the Arc de Triomphe on November 11, 2018. Heads of State from around the world meet in Paris to commemorate the end of the first World War (WWI).  (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Donald Trump
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 6: Colorado secretary of state elect Jena Griswold during the Democratic watch party in downtown Denver on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 6: Colorado secretary of state elect Jena Griswold during the Democratic watch party in downtown Denver on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Where Things Stand: Concrete Plans To Challenge The Election Prime Badge
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08.14.20 | 12:57 pm

Like any good manipulator, President Trump has been signaling for weeks that he plans to be very mad about the election. The preemptive complaints about mail-in voting, the race-baiting, the showy displays meant to signal law-and-order — he’s building a sturdy base narrative to stand on when things don’t go his way in November.

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