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  2. Banana republic - Wikipedia

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    A banana republic is a country with an economy of state capitalism, whereby the country is operated as a private commercial enterprise for the exclusive profit of the ruling class. Such exploitation is enabled by collusion between the state and favoured economic monopolies, in which the profit, derived from the private exploitation of public ...

  3. Reactions to the prosecution of Donald Trump in New York

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    House Majority Leader Steve Scalise publicly stated that "Extremist Democrats" had undermined democracy, betrayed the principle of blind justice, and used the court system like a "banana republic" where "Biden teamed up with heavily biased DA Alvin Bragg to go after his political opponent regardless of wrongdoing—while hardened criminals are ...

  4. Pro-Trump celebs decry ‘disgusting’ guilty verdict - AOL

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    “The United States is a banana republic under the Biden [Department of Justice.] Disgusting! Hope the court of appeals steps in with swift action,” Jenner, 74, said.

  5. Reaction to Donald Trump being found guilty in New York hush ...

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    NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York jury on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records to cover up a hush-money payment to a porn star, making him the first former U.S. president ...

  6. Donald Trump guilty verdict: Harris, Van Hollen, Cardin ...

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    With Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial, Andy Harris, Ben Cardin, Chris Van Hollen and Larry Hogan sound off.

  7. United Fruit Company - Wikipedia

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    Chiquita Brands International. Entrance façade of the old United Fruit Building at 321 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana. The United Fruit Company (later the United Brands Company) was an American multinational corporation that traded in tropical fruit (primarily bananas) grown on Latin American plantations and sold in the United ...

  8. Trump's Georgia case: Will hush-money guilty verdict ... - AOL

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    Former US President Donald Trump after the verdict was read at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. A New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of multiple felonies ...

  9. Banana Massacre - Wikipedia

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    General Cortés Vargas. The Banana Massacre ( Spanish: Matanza/Masacre de las bananeras [1]) was a massacre of workers of the United Fruit Company, now Chiquita, that occurred between December 5 and 6, 1928, in the town of Ciénaga near Santa Marta, Colombia. A strike began on November 12, 1928, when the workers ceased to work until the company ...