Trump Courted Blue-Collar Workers. Will His Policies Favor Them?

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🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Nov. 22. The WSJ’s Paul Kiernan says the incoming administration will have to reconcile Republicans’ traditional resistance to unions and workplace rules with a “New Right” that says it wants to empower workers. Plus, Trump picks Pam Bondi to run the Justice Department hours after Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration. And Huawei plans to roll out its most advanced made-in-China phone chip, challenging Apple in its second-largest market. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace,
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0:18.1	Donald Trump picks Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Department after a botched first AG nomination.
0:24.6	Plus Trump made big gains among blue-collar workers.
0:27.6	We'll take a look at how his campaign trial promises might translate into policy.
0:32.6	The Republicans, for now at least, are the party of the working class.
0:36.6	And if they want to remain the party of the working class,
0:40.1	they might need to change some of these policy positions.
0:43.3	And Huawei makes strides in chip technology and threatens the iPhone in China.
0:49.1	It's Friday, November 22nd.
0:51.4	I'm Kate Bullivant for the Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas.
0:55.7	And here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving
1:00.8	your world today.
1:03.8	Donald Trump has chosen former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to run the Justice Department.
1:10.1	Just hours after Matt Gates withdrew
1:12.5	from consideration for the role under a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations. By selecting
1:18.4	Bondi, journal reporter Sadie German, says Trump has chosen a close ally who presents a more
1:24.1	conventional choice than Gates. Her background experience as Florida's former Attorney General
1:29.7	and somebody who's worked as a line prosecutor for years
1:32.7	might make her more appealing to senators who have to confirm her.
1:37.9	But at the same time, she is somebody who is extremely loyal to Trump
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