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$\"Sarah$ <\/p>\n

The\u00a0quote is from something Sarah Palin said<\/a> in response to criticism of Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0not knowing the names of leaders of other countries. It seemed appropriate to point out the irony of her saying that people don\u2019t care who the leader is, since the leader will change, when she cares very much who the leader is \u2013\u00a0and whether she is one of them\u00a0\u2013\u00a0in her own region and country.<\/p>\n

Trump himself apparently said much the same thing.<\/a><\/p>\n

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