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Trump calls for New York Times and other outlets to be 'arrested' over reports on rally attendance

The president vehemently denied reports in the New York Times and other outlets that the Ohio Arena was not full for his rally on Saturday. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that reporters should be arrested for relaying what he called fake news. 'The New York Times, and many other Artificial Media Outlets, should be arrested for…

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