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Some advice for President Trump

It’s becoming clear that President Trump will be the most scrutinized president in recent history.

His every move, speech and tweet will be dissected more than the Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons.

That’s why, as we move forward, I have two key pieces of advice for our new commander in chief that may make his next 90 days smoother than the first 10.

First, reach across the aisle to independent Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders to help sell your pro-American, anti-trade message.

In his first week in office, Trump moved to pull the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership — something Sanders applauds, but with trepidation.

Sanders told CNN: “It’s one thing to kill TPP, which is a positive step. It’s another thing to develop a trade policy which finally works for American workers and not CEOs of multinational corporations. If Mr. Trump is serious about moving in that direction I would be delighted to work with him.”

By bringing Sanders on board, Trump would prove that his deal-making acumen works in the Oval Office, not just in Trump Tower.

This approach would not surprise former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum. The Pennsylvania Republican recently told Boston Herald Radio: “One of the things that I believe will make Donald Trump a successful president is the fact that he really isn’t a Republican or Democrat in the traditional point of view.”

Santorum went on to say, “I think there is an opportunity to build a very unique coalition when it comes to helping the American workers.”

My second piece of advice is to stop with all the senseless narratives about the media intentionally misrepresenting the size of Trump’s inauguration crowd and baseless claims that votes cast by 3 million to 5 million illegal immigrants cost him the popular vote.

Santorum also suggested the New York billionaire move on — and quickly.

“When you get away from the narrative that got you elected and you start focusing on yourself instead of the people that you said you were going to work for, you’re not helping yourself,” he said. “He has been sworn in as president. It’s time to fight for the folks he said he was going to fight for.”

Or as Trump’s friend New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick always tells his players, “Do your job.”