quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
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There is also an awkward gulf between our president and most of the American people, who would like him to be repealed and replaced quicker than you can say Jack Robinson or "Tillerson is wasting his time" trying to open diplomatic channels to the D.P.R.K.
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