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16:00, 25-Apr-2018
Money politics: A long shadow on the ‘beacon’ of democracy
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With more than a year passing since Donald Trump took office as US president, debate continues over the legitimacy of perhaps the most controversial presidential election in US history.
The phantom of money and vested interests continues to linger over the White House, with the Democratic National Committee filing a lawsuit in a federal court in New York as recently as last Friday over electoral interference.
The power of money, political power and manipulation once again dented the United States’ supposed role as the so-called “model of democracy”, with deep-entrenched flaws exposed in the country’s electoral system.
With voters resigned to the result of that shock election result, political power remains available to the highest bidder on Capitol Hill. Cash rules the roost, rather than the American people. Watch the video for more on how money remains an indefinite scourge on the US political system.