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US political divide spins further apart as Trump’s term ends

The writing may be on the wall, yet a majority of his supporters believe Mr Donald Trump is the rightful winner of the election. PHOTO: AFP
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WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is making all the right noises about being a leader for all Americans, a unifier who will bridge the United States' toxic political divide.

But he will be taking power in January as the separate universes of the divide keep spinning even further apart.

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