Tony Fratto

Founder of Hamilton Place Strategies and former White House and U.S Treasury Department officia

Founder of Hamilton Place Strategies and former White House and U.S Treasury Department officia

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President Trump wonders in a tweet who is worse: Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell, or Chairman Xi Jinping.

Two chairmen

President Trump wonders in a tweet who is worse: Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell, or Chairman Xi Jinping.

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Also in the show: President Trump’s first veto in defense of his border wall, Boeing, and college admissions scandal

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Also in the show: President Trump’s first veto in defense of his border wall, Boeing, and college admissions scandal

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Meanwhile, the love-fest is over in the Korean peninsula.

Trump is saving jobs — in China?

Meanwhile, the love-fest is over in the Korean peninsula.

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