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Trump defends gifted Air Force One from Qatar and makes 2nd Amendment pitch as he campaigns for GOP

President Donald Trump has used a Western campaign swing to pitch Republicans as 2nd Amendment guardians and defend his acceptance of a gifted luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One

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