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Donald Trump: “Do you know that many people in this room made more money 18 years ago in real wages than they do now?”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2016
Do you know that many people in this room made more money 18 years ago in real wages than they do now?
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Donald Trump highlights the decline in real wages over the years.

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