CNN’s Abby Phillip Says Trump Is Implementing Policies the Dems Failed to Do: ‘He’s Challenging Capitalism’

Charlie Nash Oct 29th, 2025, 6:11 am

CNN host Abby Phillip gave President Donald Trump credit for implementing policies that Democratic politicians have repeatedly spoken about — but failed to actually get done — during a Tuesday appearance on .

“When you look at what Trump is doing as president, in a way he’s challenging capitalism,” argued Phillip, adding:

He’s putting tariffs on countries indiscriminately, just because he wants to, making the case that he’s doing it for Americans. He is taking government stakes in private companies. That’s a Bernie Sanders idea, by the way. He is creating a government website where people can shop around for prescription drugs. A

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