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The ghost of 1932 — and the reckoning threatening to kill the GOP
What happened
AlterNet argues that Donald Trump’s worsening political position stems not merely from broken promises but from collapsing trust. The outlet cites polls reporting that 70 percent of respondents believed his policies were raising grocery costs, while only 17 percent of U.S. adults approved of his handling of the cost of living.
The article links that distrust to Trump’s conduct during the war with Iran. It reports that he alternately considered and denied considering a diesel-export ban, proposed suspending federal diesel taxes, and repeatedly claimed the war was nearly over as…
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