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On the Media

Conspiracy Theories Come Back to Bite MAGA. Plus, Ep. 3 of The Divided Dial.

On the Media

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4.68.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

The White House has a conspiracy theory problem.

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0:00.0

We will clean out all of the corrupt actors in our national security and intelligence apparatus.

0:06.5

To win the last election, the president and his allies blamed the deep state for all of society's ills.

0:13.1

The departments and agencies that have been weaponized will be completely overhauled.

0:18.3

From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

0:21.4

I'm Michael Owenger.

0:23.0

Now that they're in power, the MAGA faithful are demanding the impossible.

0:27.4

They love Trump, and they're very happy with a lot of what they're getting.

0:30.0

But also, they're not getting everything.

0:31.4

And in part, that's because a lot of their demands are impossible to deliver.

0:35.6

Things like arresting Hillary Clinton or finding proof that the FBI was involved with trying

0:40.4

to assassinate Donald Trump, things like that.

0:42.7

Plus, extremists find a home at one of the world's farthest reaching radio stations based

0:48.4

in Maine.

0:49.3

The KKK contacted us.

0:51.6

And they were really pleasant and nice.

0:53.2

And I said, yeah, we'll put you on the air.

0:54.5

And they were very, very impressed. It's all coming up after this.

1:00.2

From WNYC in New York, this is on the media. Brooke Gladstone is out this week. I'm Michael

1:05.4

Onger. You said Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide. People don't believe it.

1:11.5

Fox host Maria Bartaromo last weekend interviewing FBI director Cash Patel and deputy director Dan Bonjino.

1:19.7

You know a suicide when you see one, and that's what that was.

1:23.4

He killed himself.

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