For every U.S. president, there comes a time to assume the role of the nation’s comforter-in-chief, a leader who seeks to bring the country together and lift spirits in the midst of a national tragedy. President Donald Trump found himself in that situation this week, consoling survivors of the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history…
National Tragedies Thrust Trump Into Role of Comforter-in-Chief
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