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Trump’s post-presidency clout puts Republicans on notice, Democrats on high alert

President Donald Trump speaks near a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Alamo, Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump is behaving like he never left office.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on racial equity, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden tackles ‘racial equity’ agenda by ending federal contracts with private prisons

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Rycc Smith welcomes Montello Elementary School students as they board his bus outside the Lewiston, Maine school Thursday afternoon, Jan. 21, 2021 after the first day back in nearly a month. The entire school district switched to all remote learning after an uptick in COVID-19 cases last month. Smith has been driving a school bus for the past 40 years and said the students have been very cooperative following the protocols. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal via AP)

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California Highway Patrol officer Duane Graham stops a motorist along Interstate 5 who is suspected of speeding Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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President Donald Trump speaks near a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Alamo, Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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