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Biden and Trump Not That Different on the Issues
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
15 Dec 2020
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Margaret Kimberley · Biden and Trump Not That Different on the Issues

President-elect Joe Biden “is not even giving a nod and a wink” to Medicare for All, despite its huge popularity among both Democrats and Republicans, said Dr Margaret Flowers, director of Popular Resistance and longtime single payer healthcare advocate. “We can’t give Biden any honeymoon period,” said Flowers. “We’re not seeing a lot of difference between Biden and Trump in terms of their priorities.”

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