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Trump Produces Podiatrist’s Letter to Avoid Serving in Russian Army

By Andy Borowitz

February 7, 2022
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PALM BEACH (The Borowitz Report)—Donald J. Trump has produced a letter from his podiatrist to avoid serving with the Russian forces massing on the border of Ukraine.

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