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Amid Outrage, Trump Aide Insists Testing Slowdown Line Was ‘Tongue in Cheek’

‘LIGHT MOMENT’

“I’m not the one making jokes about it,” Jake Tapper shot back. “You’re the one that said the president was being tongue in cheek.”

Justin Baragona
Justin Baragona 

Senior Media Reporter

Justin Baragona

Justin Baragona

Senior Media Reporter

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