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Donald Trump: “Some of them have had legendary setbacks; setbacks that you have to read in the papers because of their level of fame.…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2025
Some of them have had legendary setbacks; setbacks that you have to read in the papers because of their level of fame. But in the words of Rocky Balboa, they showed us that you keep moving forward, just keep moving forward.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida
Source
theguardian.com
Dec 8, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Trump referencing persistence while discussing the honorees' challenges.

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