Conservatives grapple with the Trump dilemma

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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The political conundrum President Trump creates for conservative activists was glaringly evident on Saturday as the Koch brothers network gathered for its annual winter donor conference.

During a news conference as three days of policy and political seminars began in this upscale desert community 150 miles east of Los Angeles, Koch political network officials gingerly handled questions about Trump, responding with all deliberate care to minimize differences and not offend a chief executive that is notoriously thin-skinned.

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