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Dahleen Glanton: Trump is obsessed with loyalty. But he surrounds himself with traitors.

The irony of Donald Trump's presidency is that he is obsessed with loyalty. Yet he surrounds himself with traitors.

He is most comfortable with people just like himself. They are people who pretend to be someone they're not - honest and trustworthy. They act as though they are sitting on top of the world when, in fact, they are standing in quicksand.

The problem is that Trump's closest allies are likely to be liars, cheats, spongers and backstabbers who would

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