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Jason Furman, chief economic adviser to President Obama

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

Stephen Sackur speaks to Jason Furman, President Obama's top economic adviser.

Amid feelings of frustration currently being experienced by President Obama and his White House team, Donald Trump will move in in a couple of months and begin to upend the Obama legacy. More than that, the new president promises to break the liberal capitalist consensus which has underpinned globalisation. We ask our guest, Jason Furman, did Trump triumph because Obama failed America's working class? Show less

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Presenter:
Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest:
Jason Furman

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