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Podcast: Geopolitical Economy Report
Episode: How Wall Street buys US elections: Blackstone funds Trump, BlackRock backs Biden
Description: While BlackRock veterans run Joe Biden's Treasury, Donald Trump's presidential campaign is financed by Wall Street's highest-paid CEO, of Blackstone, the world's largest commercial landlord. Ben Norton explains how Wall Street investment companies, asset managers, and banks essentially buy US elections.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZJaJ4BST6Nc
Check out our related video - "How the dollar's 'exorbitant privilege' enriches the USA (and global elites)": https://youtube.com/watch?v=jYkiMcR1Rj8
TOPICS
0:00 Wall Street always wins US elections
0:57 Blackstone CEO funds Trump
2:58 BlackRock backs Biden
3:48 BlackRock vs Blackstone - What's the difference?
7:30 Wall Street's highest paid CEO...