Needs Musk: Donald Trump’s new appointments
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 13 November 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
A week after Donald Trump won a decisive victory in the presidential election, he is making appointments to his new White House. What do they tell us about his second term? Many European governments are turning against immigration but they still need agricultural migrants (10:29). And why place names in India are getting longer (18:20).
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| 1:38.7 | And in recent years, place names in India have been getting longer and longer. |
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