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On the recordJanuary 22, 2017
Mr. Trump right now owns factories in countries like Bangladesh, Mexico, China and Turkey where he's paying workers abroad very low wages.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders discusses President Trump's business practices and their implications for American workers.

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