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[Trump's] brilliant inaugural speech, defying worst critics, leaves no doubt our dangerous slide towards socialism is over.— Carl Ichan
Mark Lennihan / AP
[Trump's] brilliant inaugural speech, defying worst critics, leaves no doubt our dangerous slide towards socialism is over.— Carl Ichan
Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios
President Trump attacked CNN for continuing to cover the coronavirus pandemic, calling the network "dumb b*stards" at a campaign rally in Prescott, Arizona on Monday.
Why it matters: The president's attacks on the media and Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious-disease expert, come as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are again surging across the country, just two weeks out from Election Day.
President Trump announced Monday that he will be removing Sudan from the State Department’s state sponsors of terrorism list after the Sudanese government agreed to pay $335 million in compensation for families of American victims of terrorism.
The big picture: Trump's announcement is part of a wider agreement that is expected to include moves from Sudan toward normalizing relations with Israel.
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