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‘Patriots’: Trump praises Arizona election audit for sparking ‘movement all over the country’

Former President Donald Trump arrives on stage prior to speaking to supporters at a Turning Point Action gathering, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Former President Donald Trump praised Arizona officials at a rally in Phoenix on Saturday, touting their ‘courage’ in reexamining the 2020 election results in an ongoing audit.

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President Joe Biden speaks while meeting with union and business leaders to discuss the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, following a weekly GOP strategy meeting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, envelopes from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Reemployment Assistance Program are shown, in Surfside, Fla. On Friday, July 23, 2021, the DEO announced that hackers may have stolen personal information for possibly tens of thousands of state residents seeking or receiving unemployment benefits. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

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