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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2020 · 6 MIN

How an obscure federal agency ended up in Trump’s crosshairs

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The president’s annual salary is $400,000. The Tennessee Valley’s Authority’s CEO’s? About 20 times that. But, what even is the TVA, and why does the person at the top of this government-owned company make so much money? And why does the President care? POLITICO’s Annie Snider and Anthony Adragna explain. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The president’s annual salary is $400,000. The Tennessee Valley’s Authority’s CEO’s? About 20 times that. But, what even is the TVA, and why does the person at the top of this government-owned company make so much money? And why does the President care? POLITICO’s Annie Snider and Anthony Adragna explain. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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