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The podcast episode dissects the unraveling of Donald Trump’s second-term policies and self-aggrandizing narratives, using the failed Trump Mobile phone as a metaphor for his administration’s pattern of empty promises, mismanagement, and reliance on propaganda over substance. Despite effo
The podcast episode dissects the unraveling of Donald Trump’s second-term policies and self-aggrandizing narratives, using the failed Trump Mobile phone as a metaphor for his administration’s pattern of empty promises, mismanagement, and reliance on propaganda over substance. Despite effo
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Donald Jr.Eric TrumpJudd LegumHeather Cox RichardsonRobert KaganCatherine RampalNancy CordesAlon Pincus
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