CNN Anchor: Trump “Has Not Tweeted Anything Controversial Or Attacking In Three Days. Is This The Pivot?”

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From the March 1 edition of CNN’s CNN Newsroom with John Berman and Poppy Harlow:

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POPPY HARLOW (CO-HOST): Is this the new President Trump? Is this a one-off?

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The president said he could be better on messaging, gave himself a C+, then he carried it out, certainly, last night. He has not tweeted anything controversial or attacking in three days. Is this the pivot?

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