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In his closing segment, "State of the Union" host Jake Tapper compared President Donald Trump to Game of Thrones' "mad Queen Danerys Targaryen" who burned down Kings Landing with dragon fire -- killing innocent women and children -- to inspire fear in last week's episode.
Using the popular HBO show -- which concludes this evening -- as a jumping off point, the CNN host compared Trump's Washington D.C. to the fictional Westeros where fear and violence hangs over everyone as those seeking ultimate power jockey to sit on the Iron Throne.
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