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Political Cornflakes: The Trump administration let a hunter import a lion trophy, and the treasury secretary’s wife was not pleased

The wife of the U.S. treasury secretary took aim at the Trump administration on social media over animal-trophy imports. Louise Linton, a Scottish-born actress married to Steven Mnuchin, was upset that the government authorized the import of a lion trophy from Tanzania. “Americans should not be permitted to kill exotic animals for fun!!” she wrote. [WaPo]

Topping the news: Former U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman is vying for a third term as Utah governor in the 2020 election, more than 10 years since he last held the position. [Trib] [DNews] [Fox13] [StandEx]

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