Letters from an American
Headaches for Republican Lawmakers
September 29, 2026·14 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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The episode examines how Donald Trump's increasingly erratic and self-aggrandizing use of social media, government resources, and propaganda-style messaging is backfiring politically, alienating even his base and Republican allies amid collapsing approval ratings and growing backlash over
The episode examines how Donald Trump's increasingly erratic and self-aggrandizing use of social media, government resources, and propaganda-style messaging is backfiring politically, alienating even his base and Republican allies amid collapsing approval ratings and growing backlash over
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Donald TrumpHeather Cox RichardsonRichard PainterStephen CollinsonG. Elliott MorrisSusan GlasserBeau FrenchRoger Marshall
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CNNProPublicaWall Street JournalGovernment Accountability Office
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AuthoritarianismDemocracyElectionsFact CheckInvestigative JournalismPolitical NewsUs Politics
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