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With the “birther” issue over the president’s citizenship put to rest, Donald Trump used a speech Thursday night in Las Vegas to vent about America’s oil dependency, our relationship with the Middle East and dealings with China.4 g- ?3 d, L; @0 l/ w! O
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He blasted President Barack Obama and Congress for making bad deals with China then rewarding the country’s president with a state dinner. $ y* ?2 x6 N% x; L5 g7 k 9 n" T& c0 i# T3 N9 a; y' h“When people are screwing you, you don’t give them state dinners,” Trump said. He suggested McDonald’s instead.1 p7 w/ G b) F0 c6 g; C+ _
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Donald Trump speaks to a group of Republican organizations at the Treasure Island Thursday, April 28, 2011.