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From the New York Times, I'm Michael Balbaro. This is the Daily. From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bobaro.

This is the Daily.

For much of the past year, Donald Trump and those around him were convinced that

victory in the presidential race was all but certain.

Now, everything has changed. Today my colleague Jonathan Swan on

Trump's rude awakening and his struggle to adjust.

It's Monday, August 12th.

Jonathan, welcome back. Thanks for having me back.

So the last time we spoke was at the Republican National Convention.

Last night, the New York Times Bureau

was literally being deconstructed during our interview.

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