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Elizabeth Warren: “Donald Trump tried to cut down branches of government like…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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He says he's firing thousands more federal workers, and he's already been through with Elon Musk and the Chainsaw, Donald Trump tried to cut down branches of government like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. and just lay people off everywhere it could. I think we all have to be clear on this. (26:32–26:49)

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Asserts that Donald Trump attempted to reduce the size of government agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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