HOW THE LIBERAL CLASS ENABLED THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP

10 November 2016

In a filmed interview with Afshin Rattansi, John Pilger describes how the collusion and silence of America's 'enlightened' liberal elite, notably its journalists, helped create President Trump.

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HOW THE LIBERAL CLASS ENABLED THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP

10 November 2016

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