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The episode examines the escalating chaos within Trump's administration, marked by rapid staff turnover, controversial foreign policy decisions, and efforts to undermine election integrity, all of which threaten democratic norms and national security.
PREMISE
Historian Heather Cox
The episode examines the escalating chaos within Trump's administration, marked by rapid staff turnover, controversial foreign policy decisions, and efforts to undermine election integrity, all of which threaten democratic norms and national security.
PREMISE
Historian Heather Cox
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TrumpKatie ZachariahNidal HasanElon MuskKen PaxtonHeather Cox RichardsonJeanne Shaheen
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Letters from an Americanby Heather Cox Richardson
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AuthoritarianismBreaking NewsCriminal JusticeDemocracyElectionsForeign PolicyUs Politics
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