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Once again, America needs to deal with Donald Trump

The former president has defied the odds one last time. America will simply need to get on with it.

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Trump’s proposals would likely make matters worse on almost every issue that voters identified as a priority.

Trump’s proposals would likely make matters worse on almost every issue that voters identified as a priority.

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Michael Bloomberg

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Donald Trump wasn’t my choice for president. In fact, I urged Americans to vote for Ms Kamala Harris. But he won fair and square. So let’s get on with it.

Republicans had an exceptionally good night

on Nov 5, taking the Senate and likely holding their narrow majority in the House, but their paper-thin majority should not be mistaken for a mandate. The challenges facing the country can be tackled effectively only with bipartisan compromise.

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