Trump, The Ultimate Political Comeback Kid

08-Nov-24 09:30

Trump, The Ultimate Political Comeback Kid

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On this week's WTF or What’s the Focus, our weekly round-up show of the top stories this week and other news tidbits you may have missed, it's all about the political event of 2025, the US elections. We discuss what we can expect from Trump's foreign policy, why the pollsters got it so wrong and what can Malaysian politicians learnt from this.

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Produced by: Wong Shou Ning

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: politics, international

Tags: us elections 2024, donald trump, foreign policy, politicians,

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