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What Is Trump's Promise To 'Protect The Suburbs' Really About?

In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, President Trump and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson vowed Sunday to “protect the suburbs” from what they called the “chaos in Democrat-run cities.”

Polls show Trump has lost support among suburban voters, and his campaign is focused on winning them back. Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Derek Thompson, staff writer at the Atlantic.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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