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Bacon fires back at Banks over ‘LOL’ about presidential prospects

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Wednesday fired back at Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) for responding to a social media post about Bacon weighing a presidential run with “LOL,” or “laugh out loud.” Politics & Poll Trackers, a nonpartisan social media account that tracks polls in upcoming elections, on Saturday shared The Hill’s story reporting Bacon…

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