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Mar 2025
1h 21m

The Growing Resistance against Trump 2.0

MSNBC
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The new protest movement taking place in town halls across the country feels much different than the resistance activated during Trump's first term, but what’s happening now could be more effective in the end; how the growing class divide is shaping the fight against Trump and his billionaire cronies; and former FTC Commissioner Lina Khan explains how Trump is reshaping America’s economic power structure.

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