Analysis: Trump's continued rhetoric over election hampers recovery as Americans face heightened economic and health fears

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Analysis: Trump's continued rhetoric over election hampers recovery as Americans face heightened economic and health fears

President Donald Trump finally confirmed Thursday that he will vacate the White House in January after weeks of plunging America into a dark period of uncertainty—where the fate of democracy sometimes seemed to be hanging by a thread—but he largely ignored the mounting challenges his successor is facing as he exits.

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1877

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1881

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1978

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1962

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1999

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1901

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