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Faced with mounting scrutiny, Kristi Noem meets with Trump for nearly 2 hours
Noem's top adviser, Corey Lewandowski, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, press secretary Karoline Leavitt and communications director Steven Cheung were also present.
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