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Trump to Ohio tank makers: ‘You better love me, I kept this place open’

President Donald Trump takes a tour of the Lima Army Tank Plant, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Lima, Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump got right to it Wednesday as he rallied with tank makers in western Ohio, saying he deserved their plaudits as he works to lock down 2020 support and grapples with the closure of a car factory across the state.

In this Feb. 27, 2019, photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., listens to questioning of Michael Cohen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ocasio-Cortez and several of her allies were accused this week by a conservative group of improperly masking political spending during the 2018 campaign. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

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In this May 25, 2010, file photo, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent walks down the aisle among shackled Mexican immigrants aboard a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement charter jet for deportation, flying between Chicago, Il., and Harlingen, Texas. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Rogue nations, ‘overly generous due process’ undermine deportation efforts

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In this Jan. 26, 2015, file photo, a supporter of open carry gun laws, wears a pistol as he prepares for a rally in support of open carry gun laws at the Capitol, in Austin, Texas. Texas is still sorting out where firearms are allowed, and where they're not, more than a year after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a suite of laws that vastly expanded gun rights. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Democrats’ gun control push fuels rise of Second Amendment sanctuary movement

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President Donald Trump listens to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speak during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Defiant Trump sets sights on 2020: ‘Fear not, we will win anyway, just like we did before!’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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President Donald Trump takes a tour of the Lima Army Tank Plant, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Lima, Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump to Ohio tank makers: ‘You better love me, I kept this place open’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, for a trip to visit a Army tank plant in Lima, Ohio, and a fundraising event in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before departing the White House, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Washington, for a trip to visit an Army tank plant in Lima, Ohio, and a fundraising event in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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