Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle

Aaron Sorkin, Frances Haugen, and the week in grift

Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle

Show Notes

October 9th, 10am: Senate debates in Georgia and Maine, where the attacks got personal as Democrats tied their opponents to Trump. Then, the week in grift: Guilfoyle pressing a donor for a $100,000 wire, Trump buying millions in SpaceX debt and Meta stock, and his Doral resort set to host the G20. Plus, Aaron Sorkin on his new film “Social Reckoning,” and Frances Haugen on the movie adaption of her decision to blow the whistle on Facebook, holding the tech industry to account. Jonathan Lemire, Evan McMorris-Santoro, James Sample and Frances Haugen join The Group Chat this morning.

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