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Politicians lie, so get over it. And honestly, I don't care if what he says isn’t accurate all the time. I care that he is doing what is best for the United States. And for the most part he is.

The most significant aspect of the article is that The Atlantic, a left-of-center news publication, which usually doesn’t agree with Trump on anything, agrees with Trump about China. That is not something that happens very often.

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I disagree that whether someone agrees or disagrees with someone else is worthy of an "article", and even less that it makes an article worthy (but whether something is true or not, why that is, and what the consequences might be, would make a good one — alas, this is not it).

You do have an important insight there: you believe—well, you claim that—Trump is doing what's best for the US. I do not, but belief is usually not up for debate.

The author of the article, NADIA SCHADLOW, was a menmber of Trump's administration.

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