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Trump threat to Democratic-led cities provokes outcry

by Associated Press
| September 5, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said President Donald Trump’s latest threat to cut federal dollars for certain big cities is aimed at spurring them to do more to quell violence, but local leaders dismissed it Thursday as a political gimmick and unlikely to stand up in court if implemented.

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