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Trump’s CPAC Speech Was ‘Wildly Dishonest’

March 5, 2023 at 7:39 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

CNN: “Trump’s lengthy address to the right-wing gathering in Maryland was filled with wildly inaccurate claims about his own presidency, Joe Biden’s presidency, foreign affairs, crime, elections and other subjects.”

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