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Jul 30, 2026
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Donald Trump has turned the United States into an economic banana republic
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OPINION
Donald Trump has turned the United States into an economic banana republic
RICHARD POPLAK
SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED 1 HOUR AGO
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
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Richard Poplak is a Canadian journalist and filmmaker based in Johannesburg and Toronto. He writes the newsletter Ballast, in which a version of this essay was origina…
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