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The Note: Melania Trump speaks out, as anger animates midterms - ABC News

posted onOctober 15, 2018
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Article snippet: The TAKE with Rick Klein There’s anger out there — aimed outside, and also within. First Lady Melania Trump’s revealing interview with ABC’s Tom Llamas includes an intriguing and potentially powerful assertion: that President Donald Trump’s White House continues to employ individuals who cannot be trusted. “You always need to watch your back,” she said. The president has positioned himself against voices inside his administration quite prominently in the past. It’s revving up the Trump army before the midterms, with the first lady now lending her voice to an extent. Anger – both real and exaggerated — grows as the election approaches. Former Attorney General Eric Holder said this week that the motto of the “new Democratic Party” should be “when they go low, we kick them,” on the heels of Hillary Clinton saying that after Democrats take over Congress, “civility can start again.” It’s rich for lectures on civility to come from those associated with the Trump White House, of course. But anger, in many different forms, has a strong allure these days — as the stakes of the election grow. The RUNDOWN with MaryAlice Parks Democrats and (literally) millions of voters have been asking for an honest conversation on health care insurance markets and the possibility of a Medicare-for-All, single-payer system. The president's op-ed Wednesday was not that. Yes, Democrats backing a Medicare-for-All plan are calling for huge changes in the country's health c... Link to the full article to read more

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