Letters from an American

Made in the U.S.A.*

May 13, 2026·15 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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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

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Donald Jr.Eric TrumpJudd LegumHeather Cox RichardsonRobert KaganCatherine RampalNancy CordesAlon Pincus

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