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Donald Trump / Aftonbladet:
In English: This happened in Sweden Friday night, Mr President — U.S. president Donald Trump gave a speech in Melbourne, Florida, Saturday evening. — While speaking about keeping America safe he mentioned the major terrorist attacks in Nice, Paris and Brussels - and in the same sentence …
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Sewell Chan / New York Times:
‘Last Night in Sweden’? Trump's Remark Baffles a Nation — LONDON — Swedes reacted with confusion, anger and ridicule on Sunday to a vague remark by President Trump that suggested that something terrible had occurred in their country. — During a campaign-style rally on Saturday in Florida …
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Sweden offers to teach Trump about its immigration policies — The Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C., offered to teach President Trump's administration about the country's immigration policies after Trump caused a stir by falsely suggesting that Sweden had recently fallen victim to a terror attack linked to refugees.
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Reuters:
Trump baffles Sweden with crime comment, says it was based on TV report — A day after falsely suggesting there was an immigration-related security incident in Sweden, President Donald Trump said on Sunday his comment was based on a television report he had seen.
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Twitter Mocks Trump For Citing Non-Existent Incident ‘Last Night In Sweden’
Twitter Mocks Trump For Citing Non-Existent Incident ‘Last Night In Sweden’
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Mediaite, Business Insider, The Guardian, BizPac Review, Mashable, Slate, Al Jazeera English, Outside the Beltway and The Daily Beast
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Trump clarifies remarks on Sweden: I got it from Fox News story
Trump clarifies remarks on Sweden: I got it from Fox News story
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Daniel Marans / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Appears To Make Up Sweden Terror Attack
Donald Trump Appears To Make Up Sweden Terror Attack
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Harrison Jacobs / Business Insider:
Trump cited a nonexistent incident in Sweden during his rally on Saturday
Trump cited a nonexistent incident in Sweden during his rally on Saturday
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Sweden asks US to clarify Trump's comments on Sweden incident
Sweden asks US to clarify Trump's comments on Sweden incident
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New York Times:
A Back-Channel Plan for Ukraine and Russia, Courtesy of Trump Associates — A week before Michael T. Flynn resigned as national security adviser, a sealed proposal was hand-delivered to his office, outlining a way for President Trump to lift sanctions against Russia.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Chris Wallace Grills Priebus on Trump's ‘Enemy’ Tweet: 'You Don't Get to Tell Us What to Do' — Fox's Chris Wallace put White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on the hot seat this morning over President Trump's tweet calling the press the “enemy” of the American people.
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Fox News:
Reince Priebus on Flynn, Russia and President Trump's agenda; Rush Limbaugh talks Trump's relationship …
Reince Priebus on Flynn, Russia and President Trump's agenda; Rush Limbaugh talks Trump's relationship …
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Hanna Trudo / Politico:
Priebus denies any Trump campaign, Russia connections
Priebus denies any Trump campaign, Russia connections
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The Week, Daily Kos, Daily Wire, The Hill and Political Wire
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Democratic Member to Quit Election Commission, Setting Up Political Fight — WASHINGTON — A Democrat on the Federal Election Commission is quitting her term early because of the gridlock that has gripped the panel, offering President Trump an unexpected chance to shape political spending rules.
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Joe Schoffstall / Washington Free Beacon:
Internet-Regulating FEC Commissioner to Resign
Internet-Regulating FEC Commissioner to Resign
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Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
Stephen Miller called Brooklyn U.S. Attorney at home and told him how to defend travel ban in court — In the chaotic hours after President Trump signed on a Friday afternoon the sloppily written executive order meant to fulfill his Muslim ban campaign promise, Stephen Miller called the home …
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Are Liberals Helping Trump? — Jeffrey Medford, a small-business owner in South Carolina, voted reluctantly for Donald Trump. As a conservative, he felt the need to choose the Republican. But some things are making him feel uncomfortable — parts of Mr. Trump's travel ban, for example …
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Susan Fowler / Susan J. Fowler:
Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber — As most of you know, I left Uber in December and joined Stripe in January. I've gotten a lot of questions over the past couple of months about why I left and what my time at Uber was like. It's a strange, fascinating …
Charlie Moore / Daily Mail:
Female headteacher is forced to work from home following death threats from Muslim parents over her ‘offensive clothes’ amid fears there is a ‘Trojan Horse’ plot to ‘Islamicise’ the school — A primary school headteacher has been forced to work from home by death threats from Muslim parents who hate her western values.
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Vivian Salama / Associated Press:
SENIOR TRUMP APPOINTEE FIRED AFTER CRITICAL COMMENTS — WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Trump administration official was fired following criticism in a private speech of President Donald Trump's policies and his inner circle of advisers. — Craig Deare, whom Trump appointed a month ago to head …
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Chris Enloe / TheBlaze:
Video surfaces of Milo Yiannopoulos defending pedophilia, ACU board reportedly not consulted on CPAC invite — The American Conservative Union, which hosts the annual gathering of conservatives called “CPAC,” announced over the weekend that alt-Right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos would be this year's keynote speaker.
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Joe.My.God., The Resurgent, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Infowars
Fox News:
Melania Trump attacked for reciting 'The Lord's Prayer' at campaign rally — Leftists on social media tore into First Lady Melania Trump, mocking her accent and religion and branding her everything from a hostage to a whore - all for the secular offense of reciting “The Lord's Prayer.”
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
With Coverage in Peril and Obama Gone, Health Law's Critics Go Quiet — WASHINGTON — For seven years, few issues have animated conservative voters as much as the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. But with President Barack Obama out of office, the debate over “Obamacare” is becoming less about …
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump supporters see a successful president — and are frustrated with critics who don't — MELBOURNE, Fla. — Many of President Trump's most dedicated supporters — the sort who waited for hours in the Florida sun this weekend for his first post-inauguration campaign rally — say their lives changed on election night.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Americans brimming with optimism on the economy — A strong majority of Americans say the U.S. economy is running strong, and most believe the upward trend will continue under President Trump, according to a Harvard-Harris poll provided exclusively to The Hill.
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
‘Impeach President Bannon’ signs pop up around country — Signs reading “Impeach President Bannon” began popping up in major cities around the country over the weekend. — The signs, posted in New York City, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, San Francisco and Los Angeles …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Considers Change in Calculating U.S. Trade Deficit — Tweak in counting exports could bolster president's case for redoing Nafta, other trade deals — WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is considering changing the way it calculates U.S. trade deficits …
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Political Wire