Trump, Finland’s president at odds over ‘raking’ talk

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The president of Finland is racking his brain for any memory of a discussion with President Trump about raking, but isn’t having much luck.

Last week, Trump said Finnish President Sauli Niinisto had told him that raking leaves in his country was a form of forest management, with the implication being that it helped avoid the issue of rampant wildfires that are a major problem in the western U.S.

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