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Donald Trump loves nothing more than superlatives, so here’s another he can use: the most corrupt government in decades, according to Americans. A new poll from Gallup finds that “Americans’ perceptions of government corruption in the U.S. are at their highest level in 20 years, with 89% of U.S. adults saying it is widespread.” 91% of Democrats, 90% of independents and even 83% of Republicans agreed with that assessment.
How could anyone think otherwise? The last two years have been full of self-dealing and exploitation of the Oval Office for Trump’s personal gain.
For instance, Four days before Trump was inaugurated, the United Arab Emirates’ national security adviser, known as the “Spy Sheik,” secretly made a $500 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company. The administration later lifted controls on the export of AI chips to the UAE, a key objective of its government.
At another time, moves like this would have been a scandal so huge it would have consumed a presidency. And Trump isn’t even shy about admitting what he’s up to.
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There is little to envy about this jury’s mandate and the grueling testimony, autopsy photos, violence against children and intrusive excavation of a young mother’s pain they have had to endure, writes Madeleine Lippey. Read more.
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On Saturday, Sept. 12, watch the premiere of “The Assignment with Antonia Hylton.” Antonia will tackle major breaking news, original reporting, and critical political and cultural debates, all to head into the next week informed and empowered.
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Tonight, catch “Crooked on MS NOW,” a special weekly series that highlights the smartest, funniest, and most talked-about moments of the week from Crooked Media’s chart-topping podcasts. Watch “Crooked on MS NOW” tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern.
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- MS NOW’s “Connect with Jacob Soboroff” at 10 a.m. ET: Whistleblower Aid senior vice president and special counsel David Kligerman… Ms. Magazine executive editor Kathy Spillar
- MS NOW’s “PoliticsNation” at 5 p.m. ET: Gov. Wes Moore (D-Md.)... Save America Movement Co-Founder Mary Corcoran… Haitian Bridge Alliance Executive Director Guerline Jozef
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- MS NOW’s “The Weekend” at 7 a.m. ET: Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.)... Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)... Co-founder of Democracy Defenders Action Norm Eisen… Former Rep. Susan Wild… Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card
- MS NOW’s “Alex Witt Reports” at 1 p.m. ET: Former Undersecretary of State Richard Stengel… Ty Cobb... Antonia Hylton… Rev. Al Sharpton
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