About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund on the Republican Party.

The president’s $1.8 billion slush fund is causing further cracks in the Republican Party.

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Host: The New York Times Opinion

Topics covered

• politics
• Trump
• Republican Party
• mob boss
• slush fund
• government funding

Keywords

• Trump
• mob boss
• Republican Party
• slush fund
• politics
• government

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Organizations: Republican Party

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