Conflict of Interest

Trump Won’t be THAT Bad

Conflict of Interest

Show Notes

Will Trump follow through on his draconian threats to deport millions, go after his enemies and jack up the price of everything? Every liberal Democrat I find say yes. But I found a journalist who doesn’t think so. Michael Powell of The Atlantic says the worst won’t happen. And he has a lot of experience watching politicians who promise bug and can’t deliver. He write sports for the New York Times, been on Pulitzer-winning teams. Most of all - he is from New York and watched all kinds of pols up very close. He has been there. So Trump is nothing new to him.

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