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The story has rather got lost in the midst of Donald Trump's statements this week about his fabled wall, the merits of torture, and all the other stuff that has underlined the frightening nature of his arrival in power - but on Monday, the new president hosted a remarkable meeting.
In the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Trump held talks with the leaders of US trade unions: among them, the presidents of the Laborers' International Union of North America, the Smart (it stands for sheet metal, air, rail and transportation) Union, and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Despite US unions overwhelmingly backing Hillary Clinton - the carpenters, for example, recently warned that "Trump's legacy will ruin America" - all was apparently warmth and cordiality.
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