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Donald Trump's love affair with working Americans. How long will it last?

Hello again, I'm Aronaldi, and this is To the point. Organized labor was the foundation of America's middle class.

In the aftermath of the Great Depression, recently the unions have fallen on hard times.

The president-elect claims he has saved middle-class jobs by threatening companies with plans to relocate in Mexico,

but even supporters say that's not a real policy.

For the moment, what matters are Trump's appointees to major positions

like Secretary of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board. Do they represent the interests of the

working class or the latest version of crony capitalism? On our talking point later, from

smartphones to smart homes, has the moment finally arrived. First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To the Point. In a rare political moment, the head of the

AFL-CIO has expressed some agreement with the Republican president-elect. But how far is Donald

Trump willing to go on behalf of working Americans? We'll look for answers among his appointees

to offices that can make a difference.

Later on today's talking point, this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, better than ever,

partly because sales have been dropping. We'll hear about the latest gimmicks designed to get us all to upgrade.

First is news update. Three hours before today's intelligence briefing, Donald Trump

told the New York Times the focus on Russian hacking is a political witch hunt. As we go to air,

the meeting continues. The director of intelligence and the head of the CIA are there.

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