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Trump In Scotland, Detainee Abuse Allegations in Florida, Stocks Surging

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🗓️ 26 July 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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President Trump is spending the weekend in Scotland, but he can't get away from questions about his disgraced former friend, Jeffrey Epstein. Some people held at the immigrant detention center in Florida's Everglades say they are experiencing inhumane conditions and abuse at the hands of guards. Anxiety persists about where the economy is headed, but right now the stock market is hitting record highs.

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0:00.0

President Trump is in Scotland. But it can't escape questions about Jeffrey Epstein.

0:07.2

You're making a very big thing over something that's not a big thing. I'm Aisha Roscoe. And I'm Scott

0:12.9

Simon, and this is up first from NPR News. Trump and his allies call it Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades.

0:24.6

Now, people being held there say guards are abusive.

0:27.5

They're changing to the ground.

0:29.5

I was in the sunlight from 1 o'clock, for like 7 o'clock in the evening.

0:32.7

This is unhuman.

0:34.4

What do officials say about these allegations?

0:37.3

Also, there's anxiety about where the economy is headed for sure,

0:40.8

but the stock market is hitting record highs.

0:43.5

Why?

0:44.2

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1:15.2

It's been six months of the Trump administration and almost daily headlines about big

1:19.5

policy changes. This week, on Consider This, we're taking stock of what's really changed and what

1:24.8

hasn't, from immigration to education. And we're going to unpack

1:28.7

the controversy around Trump's nominee to a powerful federal court and a possible shift in his

1:33.1

approach to appointing judges. Listen to consider this on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:39.7

There is so much happening in politics in any given week. You might need help putting it all in perspective.

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