Topic: faux populism

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Hasn't Trump's "populism" worn thin?

Conor Lynch
President Donald Trump speaks to a meeting of the National Governors Association, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP)

Trump's anti-populist budget

Simon Maloy
Donald Trump (Reuters/Rick Wilking)

Trump's fraudulent populism

Conor Lynch
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The Trump "populist" mirage

Simon Maloy
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Christie's Nixonianism

Luke Brinker