John Cornyn
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This is your TPM afternoon briefing.
The self-preservation expectation-setting is spreading.
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This is your TPM early-afternoon briefing.
It’s Juneteenth and President Trump is, predictably, handling the day that marks the liberation of slaves in the United States poorly.