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Jun 2024
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8. Donald Trump, Wall Street, and power:...

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Why are Wall Street and Silicon Valley weighing in behind Donald Trump? Is it true that Joe Biden and Bill Ackman almost got into a fist fight? What's going on at the Mexican border?


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


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