October 20, 2026
Trump, however, is anything but a routine politician. Throughout his three presidential campaigns, he claimed again and again to be the savior of working-class America. Those claims, however, mask his real agenda: to protect and enhance the wealth and income of the superrich — most importantly himself — while leaving driblets behind for the struggling working class.
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