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Trump's 'Drug-Infested Den' Remark In Transcript Angers New Hampshire

The state's governor and U.S. senators were among those who took umbrage at President Trump's comment in a transcript of a phone conversation Trump had with Mexico's president in January.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is taking umbrage at President Trump's apparent characterization of his state as "a drug-infested den." And not surprisingly, he isn't the only one who's angry.

The remark was contained in a of a telephone conversation between Trump and Mexican President Enrique PeĂąa Nieto.

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