litotes - ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed
by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won't be sorry, meaning
you'll be glad ).
Xeorge Xonway @gtconway3d
A question for all you English majors: Is this a great example of
litotes, or what? Or is there a better term to use?
"It is not clear what steps Trump is taking to ensure a wall of
separation between official and campaign business for aides who are on
his political payroll."
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Jonathan Allen @jonallendc......Replying to @jonallendc
Aides on political payroll have worked out of the government-leased
office.
It is not clear what steps Trump's taken to ensure no political work
is done using federal resources.
Much more:
https://nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-post-presidential-office-hiding-plain-sight-rcna104235
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