White House wants focus on policy, not Trump’s Twitter — except when it helps

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President Trump’s administration has been trying to keep the focus on its policy priorities, but these efforts have fallen prey to outside distractions, inconsistent White House messaging and the president’s own tweets.

But the president’s volatile Twitter feed can occasionally serve the White House well, particularly when a Trump tweet draws attention away from unflattering developments in other areas.

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