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Illustration on Trump's tweets regarding possible Obama administration wiretaps by M. Ryder/Tribune Content Agency

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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY MARCH 12 AND THEREAFTER - This Feb. 17, 2017 photo shows the Saint Marys Hospital campus of Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Mayo Clinic is kicking off a $217 million, five-year "domino effect" of expansion and renovation projects on its Saint Marys Hospital campus. (Andrew Link/The Rochester Post-Bulletin via AP)

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In this Thursday, March 9, 2017, photo, a patient heads into Denver Health Medical Center's primary care clinic located in a low-income neighborhood in southwest Denver. Under the new GOP health care proposal, which could roll back Medicaid expansion and take away subsidies to help pay for insurance, Denver Health could absorb a revenue loss, a problem that it will share with large public health systems across the country that serve low-income patients. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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In this Thursday, March 9, 2017, photograph, lab technician Zach Meili works in Denver Health Medical Center's primary care clinic located in a low-income neighborhood in southwest Denver. Under the new GOP health care proposal, which could roll back Medicaid expansion and take away subsidies to help pay for insurance, Denver Health could absorb a revenue loss, a problem that it will share with large public health systems across the country that serve low-income patients. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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In this Thursday, March 9, 2017, photo, Dr. Michael Russum, left, checks patient Ruby Giron in Denver Health Medical Center's primary care clinic located in a low-income neighborhood in southwest Denver. Under the new GOP health care proposal, which could roll back Medicaid expansion and take away subsidies to help pay for insurance, Denver Health could absorb a revenue loss, a problem that it will share with large public health systems across the country that serve low-income patients. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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In this Thursday, March 9, 2017, photograph, Dr. Lindsey Fish waits for a patient in a procedure room in Denver Health Medical Center's primary care clinic located in a low-income neighborhood in southwest Denver. Under the new GOP health care proposal, which could roll back Medicaid expansion and take away subsidies to help pay for insurance, Denver Health could absorb a revenue loss, a problem that it will share with large public health systems across the country that serve low-income patients. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. President Donald Trump and Republican leaders say drastic action is needed because “Obamacare” is a disaster, with soaring premiums and insurers headed for the exits. But while major parts of the 2010 health care law are clearly troubled, others are working fairly well. The risk is that the GOP’s “rescue mission” will inflict collateral damage on what’s working and create new problems. Or that promised solutions might disappoint. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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The HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington, in this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo. President Donald Trump and Republican leaders say drastic action is needed because “Obamacare” is a disaster, with soaring premiums and insurers headed for the exits. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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File-This Aug. 29, 2013, file photo shows the Grove, a historical mansion that once belonged to former Florida Gov. LeRoy Collins in Tallahassee, Fla. Calling it a reflection of the "larger American experience," the home that has been witness to slavery, the Civil War and the civil rights era has been opened to the public in Tallahassee. State officials on Saturday, March 11, 2017, swung open the doors to the Grove, a state-owned mansion that was once the residence to Gov. LeRoy Collins. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)

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Catalino Guerrero, center right, is hugged by a religious organizer during a rally for him at Grace Episcopal Church after his immigration hearing, Friday, March 10, 2017, in Newark, N.J. Guerrero, who arrived in the U.S. illegally in 1991, was granted a 60-day extension to seek a stay of deportation. Religious organizers claim he is an upstanding citizen and should not be deported. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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A young protester holds a sign while joining a coalition of activist groups during a rally and march in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, March 10, 2017. The group was calling on the city of Los Angeles to cut financial ties with Wells Fargo. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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A coalition of activist groups hold a rally and march in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, March 10, 2017. The group was calling on the city of Los Angeles to cut financial ties with Wells Fargo. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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A coalition of activist groups carrying signs and chanting slogans during a rally and march in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, March 10, 2017. The group was calling on the city of Los Angeles to cut financial ties with Wells Fargo. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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A coalition of activist groups carrying signs and chanting slogans march in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, March 10, 2017. The group was calling on the city of Los Angeles to cut financial ties with Wells Fargo. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-In this Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 photo, tech workers protest Trump administration policies in San Francisco. In the wake of the 2016 election, old-school, anti-capitalist activists and new-school, free-enterprise techies in the city are pushing aside their differences to take on a common foe. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-In this Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 photo, tech workers protest Trump administration policies in San Francisco. In the wake of the 2016 election, old-school, anti-capitalist activists and new-school, free-enterprise techies in the city are pushing aside their differences to take on a common foe. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-In this Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 photo, Franki Velez looks at her son Ashoka Little, 1, in their home in Oakland, Calif. An Iraq War veteran who says she is on disability for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Velez is a full-time activist who is simultaneously cheered by and worried about the post-Trump infusion of more traditional liberals eager to protest. "I see a lot of liberal people talking about reforming the system," said Velez, whose parents are Puerto Rican and whose mother's family was shipped to Hawaii to work on sugar plantations. "They don't understand it's a colonial system that's never meant to be reformed." (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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FILE - This Aug. 6, 2012 file photo shows Corrections Officer Xavier Hernandez, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, walks through the Central New Mexico Corrections Facility in Los Lunas, N.M. New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has directed the state's correction department to work with federal authorities on checking inmates' immigration statuses. The governor's office said Friday, March 10, 2017, the Trump Administration asked the state for permission to interview prisoners who were born in foreign countries. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras,File)

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Catalino Guerrero, bottom center, is surrounded by family and supporters as they pray at Grace Episcopal Church during a gathering after his immigration hearing, Friday, March 10, 2017, in Newark, N.J. Guerrero, who arrived in the U.S. illegally in 1991, was granted a 60-day extension to seek a stay of deportation. Religious organizers claim he is an upstanding citizen and should not be deported. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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CNN's Anderson Cooper and journalist Jorge Ramos discuss immigration on March 9, 2017. (Image: Twitter, CNN)