# Can true Straight Dopers = Pro Trump?

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**Created:** [February 9, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-true-straight-dopers-pro-trump/779421 "2017-02-09T22:35:38Z")\
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A True Doper would point out that it’s _'bated_ breath, short for abated, meaning held. It’s not _baited_ breath, which means that the breath in question smells like minnows or worms, depending on where you were fishing.

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