Weekly Wrap

With Steve Bannon out, what’s at stake for Trump’s economic agenda?

Kai Ryssdal Aug 18, 2017
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President Donald Trump and Stephen Bannon during the swearing-in of senior staff in the East Room of the White House on January 2017 in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
Weekly Wrap

With Steve Bannon out, what’s at stake for Trump’s economic agenda?

Kai Ryssdal Aug 18, 2017
President Donald Trump and Stephen Bannon during the swearing-in of senior staff in the East Room of the White House on January 2017 in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
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Rachel Abrams of The New York Times and Cardiff Garcia of FT Alphaville join us to discuss the week’s business and economics news. On Friday, Stephen Bannon was pushed out of his role as chief strategist to president Donald Trump. We discuss what the move can mean for the markets. Also, we recap Trump’s stance on the violence in Charlottesville. With Trump alienating corporate America and Republicans admonishing him, can the White House withstand the latest political whiplash thrown its way?

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