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The Hartmann Report

Daily Take: Trump Deploys Reality Show Tricks to Dominate and Destabilize America and the World

The Hartmann Report

Thom Hartmann

News, Debate, The Hartmann Report, Economics, Thom Hartmann, Democracy, Climate Change, Congress, America

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Using the same tactics that made him a TV star, he stokes outrage, scripts conflict, and dominates headlines even as his actions weaken democratic norms and heighten international risk…

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Trump deploys reality show tricks to dominate and destabilize America and the world.

1:07.6

Well, 8 p.m. came and went, to paraphrase T.S. Eliot, not with a bang, but a whimper.

1:13.1

In the latest episode of Trump's reality show presidency, he decided he'll give Iran another two weeks.

1:18.9

We'll get to that in a minute, to open the Strait of Hormuz because something, something,

1:22.9

something, something, some are suggesting it was a predictable taco, Trump always chickens out,

1:29.6

while others, including at least one retired general who was on MS now yesterday, say sources tell

1:35.3

them that the commanders at CINCOM simply and bluntly refused to carry out his and Whiskey

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