Why A Second Trump Term May Be More Radical

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🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

New York Times reporter Charlie Savage says Trump has a plan — and potentially the backing — to purge the federal bureaucracy, which he disparages as "a deep state that's filled with villains."

Also, film critic Justin Chang shares his top 10 films of the year.

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0:00.0	Support for this podcast comes from the Newbower Family Foundation, supporting W. HYY's Fresh Air
0:06.7	and its commitment to sharing ideas and encouraging meaningful conversation.
0:11.3	This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. As the nation gears up for the
0:15.5	2024 presidential election, former President Donald Trump faces 91 felony
0:21.2	charges across four criminal cases.
0:24.0	He's also ahead in the polls, well ahead by the double digits against his Republican opponents,
0:29.5	and even ahead of President Biden in several polls. During a town hall on Fox news last week
0:34.9	commentator Sean Hannity asked Trump about concerns that if reelected he would be a
0:40.5	more radical and authoritarian leader this time around.
0:45.0	The media has been focused on this and attacking you under no circumstances.
0:50.0	You are promising America tonight.
0:52.0	You would never abuse power as retribution against
0:56.6	anybody except for day one except for day one meaning I want to close the border and I want to
1:04.5	drill he says you're not going to be a dictator are you I said no no no other than
1:08.6	day one we're closing the border and we're drilling drilling drilling
1:12.1	drilling after that I'm not a dictator that was
1:14.8	former president Trump on Fox News speaking at a town hall with Sean Hannity
1:19.5	our guest today Charlie Savage writes about presidential power as well as security and legal policy for the New York Times.
1:27.0	He's written two books about presidential power. The first is Takeover, the return of the Imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy, which he wrote in 2007.
1:38.0	It's about the Bush Cheney administration's efforts to expand presidential power. He's also written a book called Power Wars,
1:45.6	The Relentless Rise of Presidential Authority and Secrecy, which is a book about
1:49.9	Obama's post-9-11 presidency.
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