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Trump’s billionaire backers turn America into a ‘fetid playground for the rich’
Season 2, Ep. 163
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Investigative journalist and author Casey Michel joins Amy Kellogg on The Trump Report to argue that corruption and oligarchic wealth inequality have become the defining issue for voters at the ballot box. From Elon Musk shattering political spending records to figures like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg cozying up to dictators abroad, Michel breaks down how unchecked wealth is dismantling democratic norms - and why fixing everyday issues like housing prices, tuition, and jobs requires taking on America’s modern oligarchs first.
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