Analysis of Trump's Inner Circle and Radical Policy Proposals

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Exploring the selection of true believers in Trump's inner circle advocating for extreme policy proposals like mass deportations and aggressive tax cuts, with a focus on border control and administrative cleanup. The chapter discusses the potential for these radical agendas to come to fruition amidst upcoming elections and Republican control of Congress and the White House.

Donald Trump’s first term as president featured mainstream Republican figures — respected military officials, centre-right policymakers, and neoliberal business leaders — who promised to temper his more extreme instincts. But if Trump takes office again, his White House could feature a very different cast of characters. The FT’s Washington bureau chief, James Politi, and deputy Washington bureau chief, Lauren Fedor, join this week’s Swamp Notes to discuss what a second Trump White House would look like.

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Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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