"Trump is rewriting the rules of the economy…is it ‘crony capitalism’?"

NPR’s Consider This featured Leadership Now Project CEO Daniella Ballou-Aares on how President Trump is reshaping U.S. capitalism—and the risks this shift poses for American businesses.

In the interview, Daniella warned that the country is moving away from the rules-based capitalism that has long underpinned U.S. economic strength, toward a more personalized, politically driven system that creates instability and uncertainty for business leaders. She reinforced that concern with new data: Leadership Now Project and The Harris Poll found that 84% of business leaders across the political spectrum are worried about today’s political and legal climate impacting their companies.

Daniella’s message was clear: crony capitalism is bad for competitiveness, bad for innovation, and bad for long-term business security—especially in systems where leaders can pick winners and losers.

Listen to the interview here.