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‘Wannabe authoritarian’ Trump is heading for an absolute ‘beating’ | Scott Lucas
Season 2, Ep. 167
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Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to break down the escalating Iran war and the economic danger facing Trump, Putin’s attempts to lure the US with lucrative business deals, Ukraine’s desperate need for air defences ahead of winter, and Trump’s rapidly escalating trade war with Canada, which shows no signs of backing down.
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