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To the Point

Wall Street is welcomed back to Washington

After financial disaster in 2008, President Obama distanced himself from "fat-cat bankers." Candidate Donald Trump roasted Hillary Clinton's ties to Wall Street. But as President, he's recruited a Who's Who of alumni from hedge funds, J.P Morgan Chase -- and especially Goldman Sachs -- as economic advisors.

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By Warren Olney • Feb 15, 2017 • 1 min read

After financial disaster in 2008, President Obama distanced himself from "fat-cat bankers." Candidate Donald Trump roasted Hillary Clinton's ties to Wall Street. But as President, he's recruited a Who's Who of alumni from hedge funds, J.P Morgan Chase -- and especially Goldman Sachs -- as economic advisors. He says he'll relieve the financial industry of "burdensome" regulations. But critics are asking: what about all those promises to working people? Politicians and pundits may be demanding answers, but we hear that Trump supporters don't care about his advisors -- if he can "Make America Great Again."

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Jenny Hamel

    KCRW

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    William D. Cohan

    business writer and former Wall Street investment banker

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    Institute for Policy Studies

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    Stephen Moore

    Heritage Foundation

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