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Elizabeth Warren: “He promised he was going to run this government for the American people and not for Wall Street.”

On the recordNovember 29, 2016
He promised he was going to run this government for the American people and not for Wall Street.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren highlights Trump's broken promise regarding his administration's ties to Wall Street.

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