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Aug 2025
45m 26s

Trump: 'I'm Not a Dictator'

CNN
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President Trump tries to defend the deployment of National Guard troops in US cities, claiming he's "not a dictator" but merely a man with "great common sense." Plus, Trump fires the Federal Reserve governor, but does he have the authority to do that? And the White House wants to buy shares of a chip-making company?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p ... Show More
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