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It looks like Mr. Trump acting like Kim John Un, so we're concerned about authoritarian leadership.

A retired general weighs in on Trump's military parade and the use of military force against immigration protesters.

It's Wednesday, June 11th, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBOR.

I'm Chris Bentley.

Today on the show, Republicans in Congress say their tax and spending bill will benefit workers.

The head of a food bank in rural Virginia says spending cuts will hurt people who need help.

If the bill is passed, there will be less people that will be eligible for SNAP benefits.

Also, it took Anderson Jones five long years to rebuild his home after the Mississippi floods of 2019.

I never gave up, you know, because I always just trust the guard, you know,

because he's going to see you through that if you just hang in there.

Our reporting along the Mississippi River continues in about 15 minutes.

But first, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said police arrested 100 people

last night for violating a curfew in downtown L.A. protests against the Trump administration's

immigration agenda remained largely peaceful and spread to cities across the country, including

New York, Denver, Atlanta, and San Francisco, thousands marched

here in Chicago yesterday.

And California Governor Gavin Newsom accused President Trump of drawing a military dragnet across L.A.

His agents are arresting dishwashers, gardeners, day laborers, and seamstresses. That's just weakness,

weakness masquerading as strength. Today, immigration and customs enforcement is posting

images of National Guard troops guarding ICE agents as they continue to make arrests at

workplaces around the city. For more on how Trump is changing the role of the military, we called up a retired four-star

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