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But a tough opening to his tenure, which included two heavy defeats by Belgium and four-goal loss in Russia, quelled optimism.

This has done little to quell public anger.

Trump has threatened to deploy the U.S. military to quell demonstrators, and if he follows through, that could result in a serious escalation of left-wing violence.

In Orange County, Registrar of Voters Bob Page has posted the various steps of ballot collection and counting on social media in an effort to quell concerns by shedding light on the process.

Trump’s previous attempts to downplay the remarks didn’t help much quell the backlash from Puerto Ricans, who make up a massive voting bloc in swing states like Florida and Pennsylvania.