CHUCK TODD: [Donald Trump] Is a populist through and through. If there has been -- he's a populist through and through. He has an ear -- Chris Matthews has a great line about him. He says he thinks Donald Trump has the best ear going right now in politics. And the person that helps him with that ear, is not just Jared Kushner, Steve Bannon, who is also not ideological.

Previously:

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