Trump uses government powers to target perceived enemies
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🗓️ 29 April 2025
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NPR's Tom Dreisbach found that Trump's targets are already facing the consequences - including criminal investigations, attempted deportations, and firings.
Trump has used government power to target more than 100 people or institutions across American society – and they're all feeling the consequences.
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| 0:00.0 | President Trump campaigned for the White House promising payback. |
| 0:04.2 | I am your warrior. I am your justice. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed, |
| 0:11.4 | I am your retribution. I am your retribution. That was Trump in 2023. Well, now 100 days into the second Trump administration, it has become clear |
| 0:24.3 | that was not just talk. Consider this. Trump has used government power to target more than |
| 0:30.4 | 100 people and institutions across American society, and they are all feeling the consequences. |
| 0:41.8 | Music American society, and they are all feeling the consequences. From NPR, I'm Mary Louise Kelly. |
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| 2:15.5 | It's Consider This from NPR. NPR's Tom Dreisbach has been following President Trump's efforts to retaliate against his perceived enemies since he returned to the Oval Office in January. |
| 2:20.8 | Dreisbach found that Trump's targets are already facing the consequences, including criminal investigations, attempted deportations, and firings. |
| 2:25.3 | Tom picks up the story from here. |
| 2:27.1 | To get a sense of President Trump's agenda, take the events of just one day, April 9th. |
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