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Trump Jr. Book Dedication Is a Dig at Hillary

President's son dedicates it to the 'DEPLORABLES'

(Newser) - As Donald Trump Jr. makes the rounds to plug his book , Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us, Axios notes that the book's dedication takes a shot at Hillary Clinton. "I dedicate this book to the DEPLORABLES," he writes, borrowing the word...

I'm a 'Deplorable' Trump Voter, and I'm Not Sorry

Feel free to 'rage,' but Jeff Bust doesn't have luxury of waiting for someone he likes

(Newser) - Jeff Bust doesn't like Donald Trump. He thinks the president is "arrogant, careless with what he says, overly competitive, and insensitive." But Bust also voted for Trump and proudly considers himself "deplorable," he writes for the Chicago Tribune . He focuses on the amount of money...

Clinton Backs Off Her 'Deplorables' Comment—Sort of

But says 'Trump has built his campaign largely on prejudice and paranoia'

(Newser) - In the time-honored tradition of political apologies for things said at donor events, Hillary Clinton is backing away from the "basket of deplorables" comment she made Friday about Donald Trump supporters—but only so much, reports Politico . “Last night I was ‘grossly generalistic,’ and that's...

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