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" That is the meaning of the Trump brand - being the boss who is so rich and so powerful he can do whatever he wants. So the way in which he ran for president was to embody that idea as fully as he possibly could with his outrageousness. "

Naomi Klein

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" The customer is always right: 'It's my money. You have to listen to me'. "

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