Trump's disappearing populism goes on full display

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ONE of the most quietly significant moments in Thursday night's presidential debate was also one of its most banal. The moderator, Kristen Welker, asked the candidates about the idea of raising the minimum wage. Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, said he is for it - as Democrats generally are. But President Donald Trump was sceptical. Read more at The Business Times.

Back during the 2016 campaign, Mr Trump repeatedly suggested he would support a minimum wage increase - albeit perhaps to US$10/hour rather than US$15/hour.

The overall moral of the story is that the Republican Party has changed Mr Trump at least as much as Mr Trump has changed the GOP. But he pretty quickly forgot about the Carrier plant, which ended up undergoing multiple rounds of lay-offs after all. And more to the point, he forgot about the idea of trying to forge a more pro-worker version of economics. He has demonstrated zero policy creativity on health care, his daughter Ivanka has totally dropped her early stated interest in child care policy, and his one major legislative accomplishment was a huge tax cut for multinational corporations.

If Mr Trump is not going to be any different from standard Republicans, then what is the point of Donald Trump?

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