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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Neil Steinberg

Welcome back, Donald Trump!

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania make their way to board Marine One before departing the White House on January 20, 2021 — for what may not be the last time. (Getty)

“Social media is rooted in the belief that open debate and the free flow of ideas are important values,” begins Nicholas Clegg, president of global affairs for Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, in a post announcing the return of former president Donald J. Trump to both those wildly popular services after two years of exile.

How to characterize that statement? “A lie segueing into a mischaracterization” sounds about right.

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