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Former President Donald Trump talks to people in the crowd during the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (Seth Wenig / AP)
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Presidential candidate and former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at The Gathering in Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (Ben Gray / AP)
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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, July 28, 2023. (Charlie Neibergall / AP)
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Republican presidential candidate businessman Vivek Ramaswamy greets the audience after an event in St. Clair Shores, Mich., Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. (Paul Sancya / AP)
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Presidential hopeful and former ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at The Gathering in Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (Ben Gray / AP)
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Presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at The Gathering in Atlanta, on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (Ben Gray / AP)
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Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks with reporters outside the Child Rights Protection Center in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. (Efrem Lukatsky / AP)
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Republican presidential candidate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks during a town hall meeting with employees at Rueter's Equipment, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Elkhart, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall / AP)
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Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks during a Fair-Side Chat with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall / AP)