{"id":72785,"date":"2020-11-05T11:00:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/11\/05\/us-elections-how-donald-trump-has-rolled-out-red-carpet-for-wealthiest-americans\/"},"modified":"2020-11-05T11:00:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T11:00:34","slug":"us-elections-how-donald-trump-has-rolled-out-red-carpet-for-wealthiest-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/us-elections-how-donald-trump-has-rolled-out-red-carpet-for-wealthiest-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"US elections: How Donald Trump has rolled out red carpet for wealthiest Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k1TetApfburd8gwq8Qu\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency has been resolutely pro-business, with massive tax cuts, as well as tax breaks to attract investors near low-income urban areas. 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