Sen. Angus King: The Fragility of American Democracy

To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes

Charlie Sykes

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.9 • 719 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Senator Angus King joins Charlie Sykes for a sobering conversation on the erosion of constitutional norms, the rise of authoritarianism, and Congress’s failure to defend its own power. Drawing lessons from history—including Margaret Chase Smith’s defiance of McCarthyism—King warns that America’s democratic experiment is more vulnerable than most realize. From executive overreach to geopolitical isolation, this episode explores what’s at stake when ambition no longer counteracts ambition.

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