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What is the point of a Trump rally?
(Some observations from a rally in Macomb County, Detroit, Michigan)
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Oh, and for those who doubt I was really there - you can see me in the purple circle standing next to @InsidersABC host David Speers, who came along for the ride.
here’s an idea: how about parliamentary services leases space in each capital city airport and equips the spaces with meeting/phone rooms, soft drink and a coffee machine.
then _all_ MPs would have zero excuse for chairman’s lounge memberships.