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DSR Network. I'm your host Greg Sergeant. In recent days, Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his attacks on CBS News,

raging at the network because of something they supposedly did involving

Kamala Harris's interview on 60 minutes.

Trump has now stated repeatedly that CBS should lose its broadcasting license.

We think this deserves attention not as just another unhinged rant, but as a clear warning

sign of the sort of presidency he will run if he wins the election.

We'll see a marked turn toward using government power to squelch dissent and

silence aggressive reporting on his administration. As it happens, Project 2025, the blueprint for an authoritarian Trump presidency is very explicit on this

point.

So today we're talking to Michael Sozan, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund,

an author of a new report that gets deep into this very thing.

Great to have you on, Michael.

Greg, thanks for having me on. So Trump has been targeting on,

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