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This episode of 'Letters from an American' examines the escalating authoritarian tendencies of the Trump administration in April 2026, using the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner as a pretext to push a controversial ballroom project and target political ene
This episode of 'Letters from an American' examines the escalating authoritarian tendencies of the Trump administration in April 2026, using the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner as a pretext to push a controversial ballroom project and target political ene
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Heather Cox RichardsonDonald TrumpJames ComeyMaureen ComeyCaroline LevittTodd BlanchePete HegsethPaul KrugmanBrendan Carr
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National Trust for Historic Preservation
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AuthoritarianismBreaking NewsCriminal JusticeDemocracyPolitical NewsSupreme CourtUs Politics
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