How Trump’s using the government shutdown to remake America
As the shutdown enters its second week, how is Trump using it to his advantage.
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Show Notes
The US government has been shut down for more than a week, and Democrats and Republicans are locked in a political blame game. Shutdowns are nothing new in US politics, but this time President Trump has made an unusual threat: to permanently cut hundreds of thousands of jobs and shutter entire government agencies. Is this just a new bargaining tactic to put pressure on Democrats or part of a bigger project to remake the American government?
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Guest: Lara Spirit, Washington Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Micaela Arneson and Olivia Case.
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