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Trump Made English the Official Language in a Country With 350 of Them

President Trump’s executive order puts his “America first” stamp onto the nation’s speech.

What’s Behind Trump’s Love-Hate Relationship With Canada

Canada is one of the United States’ largest trading partners, but President Trump wants to either take it or leave it.

Trump Turns Up Trade Pressure on China After Beijing Fails to Come Running

come running

idiom

: to run to someone

The dog came running when she called it.

backstop

/ˈbakstɒp/

noun

1. 1.

   a thing placed at the rear of something as a barrier or support.

   "pull back harder until you reach the backstop on the stick"
2. 2.

   Baseball

   a high fence or similar structure behind the home plate area.

verb

1. 1.

   support or reinforce.

   "the founding banks were backstopping the loans"
2. 2.

   Baseball

   act as backstop for.