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Trump blames foreigners for terror attack. The truth may not matter

It may seem crass for Donald Trump to use the New Orleans terrorist attack to score political points, but he knows you should never let a crisis go to waste.

Gordon Rayner

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It may seem crass for Donald Trump to be using the New Orleans terrorist attack to score political points – but he knows, like every successful politician, that you should never let a good crisis go to waste.

No sooner had Fox News claimed that Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, the suspect, had entered the country through the Texas border two days ago, than Donald Trump Jr tweeted: “Biden’s parting gift to America – migrant terrorists.”

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