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What I think the appeal of the [Donald] Trump program has been is that it offers some kind of concrete, specific, historically rooted, a familiar image of how ordinary Americans, regular Americans can earn their living.

Judy Woodruff

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Judy Woodruff
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: November 20
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