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Rumors are flying hot and heavy inside the Beltway that Trump’s media team is considering significant, even revolutionary, changes in the White House briefing room.
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Butthere’sanewsheriffintown,andsuddenly,we’relookingatadryspringandoverturningthesacredcollege.Trumpaidesarethinkingofmixingthingsuptogiveother,lessbiasedmediaorganizationsashot.
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