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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers doesn’t hold back on Trump: “This is way beyond anything Richard Nixon ever did”
Speaking to ABC News, the former former Treasury Secretary told broadcasters that “This is way beyond anything Richard Nixon ...
'This Week' Transcript 8-3-25: Larry Summers, Eric Holder & Avril Benoît
A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, August 3, 2025 on ABC News is below. This copy ...
Ex-Treasury Secretary Calls Trump Worse Than Nixon After Jobs Report Tantrum
The president unceremoniously sacked the Bureau of Labor Statistics' top boss after weak employment numbers were released Friday.
Summers on BLS commissioner firing: ‘Way beyond anything that Richard Nixon ever did’
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on Sunday said President Trump’s decision to fire the commissioner of the Bureau ...
Ex-Obama adviser says Trump ‘way beyond’ Nixon after firing BLS commissioner
"This is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism," Larry Summers said. "This is really scary stuff." ...
Former Treasury Secretary Says Trump Is Trying to 'Scapegoat' Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump has for months tried to pressure Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to resign from his post if he doesn't cut interest rates.
Trump purges make him worse than Nixon, says Summers
Larry Summers thinks Donald Trump has sunk lower than one of the most ill-remembered presidents in U.S. history.
Summers Backs Powell’s Silence on Staying On at Fed Past May
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers backed Jerome Powell’s silence on whether he will step down from the Federal ...
Harvard ‘wants to settle’ after Columbia’s $200M fine over civil rights probe, Trump says
Ultimately, we win that case. And the bottom line is we’re not going to give any more money to Harvard,” President Trump said ...
1-on-1 with Larry Summers
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