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"Looking back, Mr. Trump's exploitation of the term 'fake news' to smear journalists was the single m..." — Brian Stelter
Looking back, Mr. Trump's exploitation of the term 'fake news' to smear journalists was the single most consequential thing he did during the transition period. He built the scaffolding for his supporters to reject any and all information that wasn't Trump-approved.
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