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TRUMP’S TROOPS

Meet the militia leaders and associates who have jumped on the Trump train.

In April 2014, Donald Trump was asked about Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who had recently led a militia-backed standoff with federal authorities. “I like his spirit, his spunk,” Trump replied. The appreciation is mutual: Since announcing his presidential candidacy, Trump has picked up several endorsements from figures affiliated with the militia movement, including

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