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Lindsey Graham\u2019s funeral plans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump said vaguely on Tuesday that the US would discuss the matter with Chinese officials. But he previewed no punishment and claimed the alleged breach was in the rearview mirror.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cIt took place a long time ago. I think China is maybe a little bit different today than it was then,\u201d he said, despite his accusation last week during a primetime speech that China had illicitly acquired 220 million US voter files starting in 2020 and that the \u201cdata loss presents an unprecedented election security nightmare.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump on Tuesday then said the alleged infringement was no different from US actions against China.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=6716\">Trump administration seeking to rewrite historic preservation rules to smooth way for pet projects<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThey do things and we do things to them,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll be honest, we do things to them too. 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