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If the primary is ‘over,’ why does Trump sound so desperate?

By Zachary Faria
Published October 3, 2023 5:25pm ET
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If the primary is ‘over,’ why does Trump sound so desperate?
Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a break in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in New York. Trump is in a New York court for the second day of his trial. | (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Former President Donald Trump and his team have repeatedly insisted that the GOP presidential primary is over. And yet, as the actual primary contests creep closer, they sound increasingly more desperate to stop this primary that they insist isn’t a threat.

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