American politics has long had too many lobbyists and too much money fueling campaigns. But Donald Trump’s administration breaks records. The total net worth of billionaires involved with it amounts to over $382 billion, which is more than the GDP of 172 different countries.
American politics has long had too many lobbyists and too much money fueling campaigns. But Donald Trump’s administration breaks records. The total net worth of billionaires involved with it amounts to over $382 billion, which is more than the GDP of 172 different countries.AP Lab Director Graeme Robertson appears on The Metro (WDET 101.9 FM), a news broadcast covering news, current affairs and culture in the Detroit metro area.
Together with Bilal Baydoun, Director of Democratic Institutions at Roosevelt Forward, an advocacy affiliate of the Roosevelt Institute, Robertson discusses how wealthy individuals are now influencing our politics, and how much of a change that is from past administrations.