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Demonstrators with activist groups Truth Tuesdays and Rise and Resist at a mock birthday party for Rupert Murdoch outside Fox News, 11 March 2025. Why is Donald Trump crashing the US economy? Because he’s high on his own supply of fake news
Jonathan FreedlandAddicted to Fox News and outlets even more extreme, the president finds justification for actions disastrous to Americans and the world
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Donald Trump shakes hands with Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, 29 June 2019. China can live with Trump’s tariffs – his bullish foreign policy will help Beijing in the long term
Steve TsangBy turning his back on US allies and global institutions, Trump will help Xi Jinping advance his plan for a China-centric world
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