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12 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Right now the Bidens are touring the Valentine's Day display on the WH lawn. First Lady Jill Biden reportedly surprised the president with this heart-laden display.

Joe Biden's collar-up jacket look is ________.
Here's what that display looks like from a wider angle:
More from the Bidens' VDay stroll on the WH lawn
President Biden on his “great love affair” with Dr. Jill Biden:

“But everybody knows I love her more than she loves me.”

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13 Feb
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12 Feb
Trump’s defense team played a long whataboutism-filled mashup of Democrats saying the word “fight.”

Follow along, here’s what they left out:
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Here’s a story you may not be following closely: Thousands of NYC taxi drivers — almost all born outside of the U.S. — have been driven into financial ruin, causing several to take their own lives.

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