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‘Big win': Trump humiliates Starmer by showing leadership on farm inheritance tax

‘Big win': Trump humiliates Starmer by showing leadership on farm inheritance tax

Sky News AU3 days ago
American Culture Project Senior Fellow Corey DeAngelis discusses US President Donald Trump's defence of the estate tax exemption for farmers.
'Trump's doing the right thing here, he's opening up the economy, lowering taxes, putting more money into the hands of American people,' Mr DeAngelis told Sky News host Rita Panahi.
'That's always going to be a big win.
'We also had the Big, Beautiful bill pass, which is a sign of more good things to come.'
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