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How Berlusconi, Like Trump, Was a ‘Man of the People’

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Trump’s rise as a brash billionaire in politics has been compared to that of Silvio Berlusconi, the bunga bunga two-time Prime Minister of Italy. How did Berlusconi get so popular?

Michael Day
Michael Day
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Michael Day

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