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He was initially brushed off by Pope Francis, who instead had church higher-ups talk to the vice president about migrants and refugees.

Trump brushed off those allegations in a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, refusing to answer a reporter's question as the press was ushered out.

When Oligui Nguema brushed off some parliamentarians' concern about the concentration of executive power in the presidency by abolishing the post of prime minister, there was little fuss.

When friends questioned the wisdom of planting a garden that may be destroyed to make way for real estate development, Horvitz brushed concerns aside.

When asked why he would want to stay on, Trump gave a simple answer and brushed aside concerns about the constitutionality of his plans.