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Keep in mind this is based on two anonymous sources. The track record for those has been less than stellar since Trump began his administration.


Sometimes the leaks are intentional to gauge public reaction, and then actual action is taken based in part on feedback.


Leaks of this sort are almost always trial balloons. I'm sure this was an intentional leak. They're looking for a backlash, at which point they can quietly forget about it (if they don't want the fight) and pretend it never happened.




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