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Lifting the curtain on the biggest stories in the UK, U.S. & beyond. With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel & Lewis Goodall. Listen on Global Player. .

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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 5h
"He shouldn't really be involved in this at all. But when he does get involved, his sympathy is for the men." Trump has spoken about the Cornell University rape case – but made it all about himself... www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
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Why is Donald Trump now involved in the Cornell gang rape case? | The News Agents
In 2024, a female student consented to a threesome with two men, but claims she was gang raped by several others invited by those involved. The case has sparked outcry on campus, and resulted in…
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 15h
“You can trust Donald Trump to walk into a situation and automatically make it worse.” Donald Trump has said the 'Cornell 7', who are alleged of gang-raping a woman, won’t get a “fair shake”. Why’s he involved at all?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 19h
"He shouldn't really be involved in this at all. But when he does get involved, his sympathy is for the men." Trump has spoken about the Cornell University rape case – but made it all about himself... www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
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Why is Donald Trump now involved in the Cornell gang rape case? | The News Agents
In 2024, a female student consented to a threesome with two men, but claims she was gang raped by several others invited by those involved. The case has sparked outcry on campus, and resulted in…
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 20h
"This kind of trauma takes time to process. Your mind shuts it out, so you need people to help you piece it back together." "That’s what she’s doing on this phone call, and they’re gaslighting her." The ‘Cornell 7’ case is posing questions about life for women on US campuses.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 06/10/2026
“People knew our finest hour was fighting Nazism. It’s not very British to be turning on a tiny minority", says Jonathan Freedland. Will the electorate take Polanski seriously in the upcoming by-election after the Greens pass the ‘Zionism is racism’ motion?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 05/10/2026
Zack Polanski’s absence from the ‘Zionism is Racism’ vote “doesn’t look like leadership, it looks like cowardice”, says Jon Sopel. "If Polanski wants to lead the party, he should lead in support of the motion. "If he opposes the motion, why isn't he leading in opposition to it?"
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 05/10/2026
"The leads to Andrew are not going away, there may be more of them than we currently know about..." Andrew's "brazen" legal action against Thames Valley Police suggests he thinks he's in the clear - but @maitlis, just back from the US, suspects otherwise.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 05/10/2026
"It essentially calls to end the state of Israel. What happens to the 10 million Jews living there, and what does it means if you are a Jewish Green?" Why the Green's 'Zionism is racism" motion has caused "widespread alarm across the Jewish community" www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/has-...
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Did Zack Polanski’s absence in the ‘Zionism is racism’ motion expose his cowardice? | The News Agents
The Green Party has declared Zionism is racism, causing “widespread alarm” among the Jewish community in the UK. What does it say about Zack Polanski’s leadership that he didn’t even attend or vote?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 05/10/2026
“The Greens are more extreme than mainstream Palestinian opinion - they’re saying violence is now legitimate.” The Green Party's ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion calls for “the eradication of the Israeli state”, says Jonathan Freedland. “And they’re happy to see that achieved by violence”.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 04/10/2026
Christa Pike survived two doses of lethal injection after 32 years in jail for murder. There are no laws about what happens next. Does the state of Tennessee have the right to try to execute the teen murderer again? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/her-...
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Her execution failed twice. What next for teen murderer Christa Pike? | The News Agents
Convicted murderer Christa Pike was rushed to hospital in America after two doses of state-administered lethal injection failed to end her life in a new twist in her “ghastly” tale.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 04/10/2026
"Britain is not a wealthy country. We need investment if Britain is to grow and regenerate our cities." But what happens when that investment corrupts the Premier League? How the hell does the government navigate this one? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
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Why the Man City funding scandal is so much bigger than people realise | The News Agents
The scandal of how Manchester City is funded is not just a football story, it has the potential to rip millions of overseas investment out of this struggling country. How the hell does the government…
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 03/10/2026
"Andy Burnham showed willingness to go beyond what his focus groups told him, and do what he thinks is fundamental to reshape British society." The Prime Minister gave his first party conference speech as leader. Did it win the public over? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/did-...
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Did Andy Burnham deliver the best Labour speech in decades? | The News Agents
Andy Burnham gave his first Labour Party conference speech as leader, one full of pledges and private pain, and it seems like he landed every single punch.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 03/10/2026
"Diana was a star, and that was the problem, she eclipsed the other members of the Royal Family. They didn't like that." Why Princess Diana still has so much power, and why 2027 is set to be a dreadful year for the Royals www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/annu...
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Annus horribilis: Why 2027 is set to be a dreadful year for the Royals | The News Agents
The Royal Family is battling new allegations about its dealing with the death of Princess Diana, but have its troubles only just begun?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 02/10/2026
"The Green Party conference is set to be dominated by Corbyn-era motions around Gaza, Zionism, Palestine. "These are dividing this party and risks, on some level, tearing it apart." Have the Greens got lost in 'fractious' politics? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/has-...
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Has the Green Party lost its way in ‘fractious’ politics? | The News Agents
The Green Party is hosting its annual conference in Brighton, but with divides inside the party on its evolution, and issues surrounding Israel, Palestine and Zionism, does it risk tearing itself…
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 02/10/2026
"We joke about our kids living at home until they're 30-35, but it's not funny" Deputy Green leader Rachel Millward backs a three-year “emergency brake” on private rent increases. But will landlord Green MPs stick this themselves?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 02/10/2026
“Your motion, it could be argued, is very crude and very blunt, and will only seek to further alienate and polarise.” The News Agents clash with group who want the Greens to classify Zionism as racism.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 02/10/2026
Christa Pike survived two doses of lethal injection after 32 years in jail for murder. There are no laws about what happens next. Does the state of Tennessee have the right to try to execute the teen killer again? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/her-...
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Her execution failed twice. What next for teen murderer Christa Pike? | The News Agents
Convicted murderer Christa Pike was rushed to hospital in America after two doses of state-administered lethal injection failed to end her life in a new twist in her “ghastly” tale.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 01/10/2026
The shocking case of Christa Pike - who survived two lethal injections - has brought the debate around capital punishment back to the fore. Is there ever a case for the death penalty? @lewisgoodall.com thinks so.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 01/10/2026
"Without question, Iran is a threat to the UK." EXCLUSIVE: The Head of Counter Terrorism Policing gives his first interview since RAF Fairford - on what happened and the surge in Iranian-backed threats.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 01/10/2026
Christa Pike survived two doses of lethal injection after 32 years in jail for murder. There are no laws about what happens next. Does the state of Tennessee have the right to try to execute the teen murderer again? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/her-...
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Her execution failed twice. What next for teen murderer Christa Pike? | The News Agents
Convicted murderer Christa Pike was rushed to hospital in America after two doses of state-administered lethal injection failed to end her life in a new twist in her “ghastly” tale.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 01/10/2026
"Is all the money clean in any Premier League club? There's associations with regimes around the world - that's the way it is." In 2023, Andy Burnham said no one would be "completely comfortable" if Man U was owned by Qatar. Today, it's Man City caught in a funding scandal...
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 01/10/2026
“It’s a long way from the EU of 2016. “Including the foreign leaders we might be trying to negotiate with - the populist right is on the rise across Europe." Burnham is facing pressure for a return to the EU - but would we recognise it even if we did?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 30/09/2026
"Britain is not a wealthy country. We need investment if Britain is to grow and regenerate our cities." But what happens when that investment corrupts the Premier League? How the hell does the government navigate this one? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
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Why the Man City funding scandal is so much bigger than people realise | The News Agents
The scandal of how Manchester City is funded is not just a football story, it has the potential to rip millions of overseas investment out of this struggling country. How the hell does the government…
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 30/09/2026
“This is about geopolitics, it's about economics, it's about the power of a nation, and not just about a football club", says Jon Sopel. Is the Man City funding controversy Andy Burnham's 'dirty little secret'?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 30/09/2026
“There is a sense among sexual abuse victims, that rich and powerful people are treated differently.” There is outrage over an alleged gang rape of a woman at Cornell University. The men were made to write essays. Is this endemic in America, from President Trump down?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 30/09/2026
The difference between Burnham and Starmer's conference speeches? "Let's be honest, it was a Jaguar vs Robin Reliant." "Today is vindication for Labour's decision to get some guts and replace Starmer."
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 29/09/2026
"Andy Burnham showed willingness to go beyond what his focus groups told him, and do what he thinks is fundamental to reshape British society." The Prime Minister gave his first party conference speech as leader – and you know what? It went pretty well www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/did-...
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Did Andy Burnham just deliver the best Labour speech in decades? | The News Agents
Andy Burnham gave his first Labour Party conference speech as leader, one full of pledges and private pain, and it seems like he landed every single punch.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 29/09/2026
“It was magnificent - one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard.” @jonsopel1.bsky.social is at Labour conference speaking to audience members who were “moved to tears” following Andy Burnham’s speech. Were you as impressed?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 29/09/2026
"Diana was a star, and that was the problem, she eclipsed the other members of the Royal Family. They didn't like that." Why Princess Diana still has so much power, and why 2027 is set to be a dreadful year for the Royals www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/annu...
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Annus horribilis: Why 2027 is set to be a dreadful year for the Royals | The News Agents
The Royal Family is battling new allegations about its dealing with the death of Princess Diana, but have its troubles only just begun?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 28/09/2026
"We've got the same box of goodies – debt too high, government borrowing too high, the impossibility of reforming welfare. "Andy Burnham has put it in nice wrapping paper with a ribbon and bow. What's inside hasn't changed at all" www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/is-h...
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Is ‘hope’ enough to run a country? | The News Agents
John Healey gave a speech at the 2026 Labour conference that was big on hope, small on ideas. Has the government changed under Andy Burnham, or are we being sold the same old thing?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 28/09/2026
"John Healey's speech was a bit like Keir Starmer - without the hair." Healey told the Labour Party what it needed to do - but he didn't say how he's going to do it. So why did Burnham choose him to be his chancellor?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 28/09/2026
"You're gaslighting listeners!" Has Labour policy on Heathrow expansion changed? @lewisgoodall.com gets "irritated" as Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander struggles to answer…
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 28/09/2026
"You could feel the clouds gathering over the political and economic horizon. Is this Labour party really ready for what's to come?" In today's episode, @jonsopel1.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com bring you the latest from Labour Party conference. Coming soon.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 28/09/2026
"Diana was a star – that was the problem, she eclipsed the other members of the Royal Family. They didn't like that." Author and historian Andrew Lownie on why Princess Diana still has so much power, and why 2027 is set to be a dreadful year for the Royals www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/annu...
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Annus horribilis: Why 2027 is set to be a dreadful year for the Royals | The News Agents
The Royal Family is battling new allegations about its dealing with the death of Princess Diana, but have its troubles only just begun?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 25/09/2026
“The briefing from the Palace is, ‘poor old Andrew is in limbo’, which is not true. “WE’RE in limbo because we don’t know what’s happening in Andrew’s court case”. Has Pizza Express done more to investigate Andrew's links to Epstein than Buckingham Palace?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 25/09/2026
The Palace tried to silence an ex-lover of King Charles who corroborated Earl Spencer’s claims, says author and historian Andrew Lownie. “Charles had said very similar things to her in letters written after Diana’s death. “The tenure of it was, ‘thank goodness, this makes my life a lot easier’".
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 25/09/2026
"Is this what the government wants, or is Tony Blair a bloody irritant for the Labour Party?" The former PM says the UK should prioritise rejoining the EU. Is Andy Burnham listening, and do British people have the energy to have the Brexit debate reopened? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/does...
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Does Tony Blair still think he's Prime Minister? | The News Agents
Tony Blair has said that Labour’s priority should be to region the EU, if it wants the UK to grow. The News Agents think it might not be such a bad idea…
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 24/09/2026
“The idea that these journalists are a threat to national security… HOW? WHY?” Trump’s explanation for his media ban has gone from ‘they’re mean to me’ to 'they're a national security breach’… And Jon Sopel thinks it's “a crock of sh*t”.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 24/09/2026
"Is this what the government wants, or is Tony Blair a bloody irritant for the Labour Party?" Blair has said the UK should prioritise rejoining the EU. Is Andy Burnham listening, and do British people have the energy to have the Brexit debate reopened? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/does...
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Does Tony Blair still think he's Prime Minister? | The News Agents
Tony Blair has said that Labour’s priority should be to region the EU, if it wants the UK to grow. The News Agents think it might not be such a bad idea…
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 24/09/2026
“We need to actually admit to ourselves that leaving the EU massively hit our growth, our prosperity - and didn’t solve the immigration problem.” In reopening the Brexit debate, is Tony Blair helping or hindering Andy Burnham?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 24/09/2026
Kamala Harris is 'back on the scene' - teasing that she's 'undecided' whether she'll run for president in 2028. But with an energised cohort of newbies, do the Democrats actually want her back?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 23/09/2026
“If you do this Chagos deal you piss off Donald Trump, and, even more importantly, it’s got such little support in Britain.” “Andy Burnham has come in and thought; ‘There’s one simple solution here… Bin it’.” Is the Burnham right to rethink plans for the Chagos Islands?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 23/09/2026
"Whatever people want to say about other stuff I've done as an editor, it doesn't dilute the impact of what he's published here being a defamatory lie." Piers Morgan on why Princess Diana's brother's new book may have to be pulled off shelves and pulped www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/pier...
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Piers Morgan: ‘Diana book portrays me as a despicable invader of Royal privacy’ | The News Agents
Piers Morgan is suing Earl Spencer, brother of Princess Diana, for wrongly stating he was the editor of The Mirror newspaper when it published invasive photos of the former Royal. Morgan says his…
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 23/09/2026
"I've never been afraid to admit that I like being in the centre of a media storm!" Is Piers Morgan loving his fight with Earl Spencer - or as Jon puts it, is he "a dog with two d*cks"?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 23/09/2026
"I probably had a better relationship with his sister than he did." Piers Morgan on why "weird, mercurial" Earl Spencer should pulp his own book, after making mistakes about him in a new Princess Diana book.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 23/09/2026
“They’re killing and stabbing just so they can have more points on the scoreboard”. The social media ‘game’ behind a surge in gang-related murders in London. www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/how-...
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How London murders became a point-scoring game for violent gang members | The News Agents
Once driven by control of drugs and territory, rival gangs are now locked in a deadly battle to top an online scoreboard.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 23/09/2026
"Trump treats access to the White House like a Mar-a-Lago membership!" "The White House doesn't belong to Trump, it belongs to the American people - banning press is a disservice to them."
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 23/09/2026
“He has stopped making almost any political argument to the average American voter about anything other than to say he's brilliant. “The only people he's now interested in speaking to are the 7,000 saddos who, for a brief period, tuned into Trump TV" www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/trum...
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Trump silenced himself – and you know he already really hates it | The News Agents
After banning ‘fake news’ from the White House, the collective US news media turned its back on Donald Trump, leaving him shouting into the wind. But does that matter when America has already stopped…
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 22/09/2026
“This is just a game to them - if they go out, they want to get a body because it scores them more points." Inside the dark social media ‘game’ prompting a new wave of murders in London gang warfare.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 22/09/2026
The press has abandoned Trump, his approval ratings have tanked and his propaganda channel, Trump TV, already flopped. "He has stopped making almost any political argument to the average American voter about anything other than to say he's brilliant" www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/trum...
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Trump silenced himself – and you know he already really hates it | The News Agents
After banning ‘fake news’ from the White House, the collective US news media turned its back on Donald Trump, leaving him shouting into the wind. But does that matter when America has already stopped ...
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