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Certainly, the country can't have two presidents at once, so the tradition has been to hang back if you're the president-elect and wait for your time in office. [Donald] Trump is not a hang-back kind of guy.
David Brooks
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David Brooks
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 22
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