In an unprecedented expansion of its role in the marketplace, the Trump administration has acquired ownership interests in dozens of firms.

 

Cato's Scott Lincicome joins Laura Bondank-Harmon to discuss this radical move from the US government, the seen and unseen costs of intervening in the private sector, and how should Congress act if they want to put a stop to it before it's too late.  

 

Read more of Scott's work here:

https://www.cato.org/free-society/winter-2026/conspicuous-fist-trumps-state-corporatism 

 

Executive Producer: Kristina Kendall 

Producer: Barbara Galletti

Post Production: Sedona LaMarre

Audio Engineer: Cecil Sherman

Original Music: Cecil Sherman 

Director of Photography: Darren Walker

Assistant Producer: Elcid Demonteverde 

Motion Graphics: Jonathan Fields

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