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Donald Trump Wanted Vets Kicked Off Fifth Avenue

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Now that he has balked at facing Megyn Kelly at the Republican debate, Donald Trump will be embracing heroes. “[Trump] will instead host an event in Iowa to raise money for the Veterans and Wounded Warriors, who have been treated so horribly by our all talk, no action politicians,” the Trump campaign announced. Never mind that for more than a decade Trump sought to deprive veterans in need of their meager livelihood because he found them unsightly nuisances who should not be allowed anywhere near his gleaming headquarters on Fifth Avenue.

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