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Trump in a future tweet: “Huge congratulations to my good friends Brady, Belichick, and Kraft on their tremendous Super Bowl victory. Friends of Trump are winners!”

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Sara Sanders, when asked about the tweet: “The president was merely commending his good friends for their successful season. I don’t don’t why the press feels compelled to turn everything into a controversy.” /2
GOP, Fox News start repeating talking points about what an amazing, successful season the Patriots had, and how Tom Brady threw for over 500 yards. No one mentions that they didn’t actually win the Super Bowl. /3
Devin Nunes then drop a a bombshell: He produces a photo of Ugandan children wearing “Patriots 2018 Super Bowl Champions” t-shirts. Conspiracy theorists pounce. /4
Three weeks later, a Gallup poll show that 61 percent of Trump supporters believe the Patriots won the Super Bowl. /end
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