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8.23pm GMT
Mark Esper, the now-former defense secretary after being fired by Donald Trump in a tweet today, defended his job performance in an interview with Military Times.
8.07pm GMT
Donald Trump is still spreading baseless claims about election fraud, despite producing no evidence for those allegations.
“Nevada is turning out to be a cesspool of Fake Votes. @mschlapp & @AdamLaxalt are finding things that, when released, will be absolutely shocking!” Trump said in a new tweet.
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