Letters from an American

A Ballroom Bait and Switch

May 6, 2026·9 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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This episode of 'Letters from an American' dissects how the Republican Party's current legislative agenda—funding Trump's White House ballroom, slashing social programs, and expanding ICE—reflects a long-standing pattern of broken promises and policy bait-and-switch, from Reagan’s tax cut

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Heather Cox RichardsonDonald J. TrumpRonald ReaganRobert F. Kennedy Jr.Brooke RollinsG. Elliott MorrisTom HolmanMarco Rubio

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Letters from an American

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Fox News ChannelCNNAssociated PressNew York Times

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Criminal Justice ReformDemocracyFact CheckForeign PolicyInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismPolitical NewsUs Politics

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