Amid the Chaos, Trump Has a Simple Message: He’s in Charge
The new president has moved with lightning speed to purge officials he deems disloyal and rid agencies of policies he considers liberal.
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The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates review – a politically-charged meditation on the power of stories
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