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Trial Balloon · Ep. 193: The Magnificent Seven

Trump Tells Friends They ‘All Got a Lot Richer’

December 24, 2017 · 8:57 am ET · Leave a Comment

President Trump kicked off his holiday weekend at Mar-a-Lago at a dinner where he told friends, “You all just got a lot richer,” referencing the sweeping tax overhaul he signed into law hours, CBS News reports.

“Mr. Trump directed those comments to friends dining nearby at the exclusive club — including to two friends at a table near the president’s who described the remark to CBS News — as he began his final days of his first year in office in what has become known as the Winter White House.”

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