George Skelton: Trump administration says a citizenship question on the census will help enforce voting rights: Sure
by George Skelton, Los Angeles Times
Apr 02, 2018
3 minutes
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - He went ahead and did it. Of course he did. Bashing California is way too much fun and easy for President Donald Trump.
California Democratic leaders shouldn't be shocked. Politically, they had it coming, proudly emerging as the president's chief antagonist while revving up their liberal and Latino bases.
Not that Trump didn't deserve it. He has been feeding his political base by assailing California and immigrants in the country illegally since first running for president.
But when a state plays hardball with a president -
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