Who Knew You Could Dismantle Democracy in America This Quickly?

Words Matter

Riley Fessler

News, Government

4.6 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

We’re not three months into this presidency and we’re already witnessing our democracy crumble. Trump’s administration continues to bless Putin with political gifts, our president is trying to hijack the IRS to punish Harvard University, and the administration continues to challenge the courts on the Abrego Garcia case. How can our president subvert the rule of law so flagrantly, and dismantle the institutions at the bedrock of our democracy? Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf are back to break down everything from the past week and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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