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May 2024
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3. Robert F Kennedy Jr: Donald Trump's V...

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Could a member of the Kennedy clan team up with Donald Trump? What does a vice president actually do? How has a brain worm come into the media circus of the 2024 race for the White House?


Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci as they answer all these questions and more on The Rest Is Politics: US.


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