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President Donald Trump has launched a scathing two-hour attack on his political opponents following a week of criticism and setbacks.
In a wide-ranging speech on Saturday, the president veered off-script to attack Special Counsel Robert Mueller ahead of his report on alleged Russia collusion by the Trump campaign in 2016. He went on to denounce Democrats as the party of 'the socialist nightmare' and complained of getting 'no credit' for his achievements.
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