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Melania’s no-show at Oval Office an ominous omen

The incoming first lady skipped the traditional handover meeting with the Bidens – another sign that the Trumps are going to do any damn thing they want this time round.

Maureen DowdNew York Times

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It was such a cozy moment in the Oval Office on Wednesday morning, with the roaring fire and the warm handshake and the past presidents – including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and FDR – looking down benignly on the scene.

So why did it feel so nauseating?

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Maureen Dowd is a columnist at the New York Times

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