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Trump’s ‘worrying’ moves this week signals a sharp ‘authoritarian’ turn

Season 1, Ep. 98

Journalist & commentator Bethany Elliott joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss day three of the US government shutdown, the leader of Hamas indicates the terrorist organisation is likely to not sign Donald Trump’s 20 point peace plan for Gaza, Trump signs an executive order throwing support behind Qatar and multiple universities are offered federal funding grants in exchange for following the Trump administration’s rules.

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