What Next - Trump’s Brittle Authoritarianism
Military parades and troops moving against protestors are things Americans, typically, prefer to happen elsewhere.
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Show Notes
Donald Trump is sending the troops to California, while also getting ready for a big birthday parade—for himself and the US Army—in DC. Does grasping for symbols of military strength smack a bit of desperation?
Guests: Jamelle Bouie, columnist at the New York Times
Jeremy Lindenfeld, reporter and Capital and Main local news fellow.
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