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Questions about the reporting on this. First, reported by Jeffrey Goldberg in the atlantic. And later, by other outlets, including, notably, fox news. This is from goldbergs account of the president s cancelled 2018 visit to a french cemetery, where hundreds of marines killed in the First World War are, now, buried. A revered place for u. S. Marines. He writes, quote, trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain. And because he did not believe it important to honor american war dead, according to four people, goldberg says, with firsthand knowledge of the discussion that day. Goldberg continues, quote, in a conversation with senior Staff Members on the morning of the scheduled visit, trump said, why should i go to that cemetery . Its filled with losers. In a separa ....

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