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Rhiannon12866

(258,910 posts)
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 04:29 AM Aug 2025

'A lot of risk to this.' Trump escalates attacks on the Federal Reserve, alarming economists - The 11th Hour - MSNBC



Economists are sounding the alarm over Trump's latest attacks on the central bank's independence. Gillian Tett and Dan Nathan discuss the risks ahead on The 11th Hour. - Aired on 08/26/2025.
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'A lot of risk to this.' Trump escalates attacks on the Federal Reserve, alarming economists - The 11th Hour - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 2025 OP
TSF's playing with fire, fiddling with the Federal Reserve. no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #1

no_hypocrisy

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1. TSF's playing with fire, fiddling with the Federal Reserve.
Wed Aug 27, 2025, 04:38 AM
Aug 2025

It's one thing to elevate the oligarchs into power. It's another thing to play with the money and power of rich non-oligarchs. There's more of them. They "know people". And they can take you out of power. Just like that.

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