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Trump turns up the heat on CEOs and private companies

By Maria Aspan
Published August 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM CDT

Corporate America doesn't want to fight with President Trump in public. But as a result, it's ceding him an unprecedented amount of control over the shape — and future — of U.S. business.

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Maria Aspan
Maria Aspan is the financial correspondent for NPR. She reports on the world of finance broadly, and how it affects all of our lives.