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"ref": "2016 August 11, Petula Dvorak, “Americans vacationing overseas find themselves on a Donald Trump apology tour”, in The Washington Post",
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"ref": "2018, Rick Wilson, Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever, New York, NY: Free Press, page 29",
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"ref": "2020 February 19, Cheri Jacobus, “Dems are giving away Weinstein cash. GOP should do same with Mercer money.”, in USA Today",
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