Swamp Notes: Trumponomics 2.0
US voters didn’t like the Democrats’ economic vision. Will they be happy with Donald Trump’s?
FT News Briefing · Forhecz Topher
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Show Notes
The Republicans swept to power in Tuesday’s election, winning the White House, the Senate, and probably the House of Representatives. Voter dissatisfaction with the economy played a big part in their success. The FT’s Washington bureau chief James Politi and global business columnist Rana Foroohar join this election week episode of Swamp Notes to explain why Democrats failed to deliver a convincing economic message, and what Donald Trump’s disruptive agenda could mean for the US economy.
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