President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that his administration will adhere to two "simple rules":
My Administration will follow two simple rules: BUY AMERICAN and HIRE AMERICAN! #USAA photo posted by Donald J. Trump (@realdonaldtrump) on Dec 29, 2016 at 6:52am PST
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