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The government saying it isn’t looking to fill the vacancy will do little to dispel that instinct from those who thought it all along.

But, until they grind through the pressure to victory, his team can't dispel the theory either.

Republicans also worried that the former president might start a third party that would siphon off support from Republicans – concerns that Trump’s closest aides did little to dispel.

The White House quickly tried to dispel that criticism, with a spokesman saying that Biden had been referring to “the hateful rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally as garbage.”

While the offense has done little to dispel its preseason question, the defense is still trying to address its own lingering problem.