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Trump aide Sean Spicer defends claim of record audience
After back-firing in the immediate aftermath of Friday's inauguration, it seems Team Trump must have had a bit of a think overnight Sunday, and figured they had lost it through the weekend.
Paul McGeough is chief foreign correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald.
After back-firing in the immediate aftermath of Friday's inauguration, it seems Team Trump must have had a bit of a think overnight Sunday, and figured they had lost it through the weekend.
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