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Trump Inc, American kleptocracy and the art of US State Capture

Natale Labia · Daily Maverick

Published 22 Oct 2026, 6:50 am·1 min ago·1 min read

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Something worryingly similar to South Africa’s State Capture is happening in the richest and most powerful country on the planet. And, as with Jacob Zuma, it’s about far more than one man; it is the entire family. This is a generational project of industrial-scale looting.

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