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Trump melts down on social media over voting and GOP rebels as the Obamas lay into him
Trump Rages at the Rules Because He Cannot Control the RefereesThe Source of the NoiseTrump’s latest outburst is not really about Utah’s mail-in ballot system, and it is not really about “cheating” either. The immediate trigger was a state-level voting change and a broader fight with Senate Republicans over the filibuster, but the story underneath is simpler: Trump wants institutions to bend to his demands, and the people with actual leverage are refusing to move fast enough.Where the Power Actually SitsThe real institutional power in this story is not in Trump’s social media feed. It sits…
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