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Why Trump Policies Seem To Come Straight From The 1970s

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President Trump speaks to reporters on the North Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 15, 2018, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)
President Trump speaks to reporters on the North Lawn of the White House, Friday, June 15, 2018, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)

From trade to coal to crime, many of the topics that President Trump goes back to over and over again seem to harken back to the 1970s.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Derek Thompson (@DKThomp), senior editor at The Atlantic, about how Trump's policies today seem like a throwback to that decade, and what it means for us.

This segment aired on June 18, 2018.

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