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He added that he construed donations as a sign that donors “like the things that you stand for not because they're buying some end result.”

Attempting to construe the uncivilized and norms-busting battle that Democrats found themselves in, Garcia likened the politics of Trump's second term to a "bar fight."

They stressed that the delay "should not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits" of the case.

The owner said his remarks should not be construed as a blanket judgment of “the quality and strength of the newsroom.”

That has been construed as a threat to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.