Is the Rise of Donald Trump Obama’s Legacy? (Video)
Paul Jay of The Real News asks Truthdig contributor Paul Street if President Obama is a true progressive and whether his policies "helped set the table for the emergence of a Trump."
Paul Jay of The Real News asks Truthdig contributor Paul Street if President Obama is a true progressive and whether his policies “helped set the table for the emergence of a Trump.” The two take a look at the administration’s major policy failings, especially those related to health care and Wall Street, and trace the path that may have led to the rise of right-wing populism.
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