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Signal chat fallout, tariff tension — and 3 more takeaways from Trump’s week

Here, five takeaways from a week when the Trump administration has had to deal with the Signal chat leak, announced new tariffs and made more deportations.

Trump officials downplay the Signal leak. Some military members see a double standard

The news of the leak of life-and-death operational details to a reporter lands differently with veterans and active-duty troops, who can be prosecuted for much less significant "spillage" incidents.