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Trump Wants to Invent a Fake Reality (w/ Anne Applebaum) | The Bulwark Podcast
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Trump Wants to Invent a Fake Reality (w/ Anne Applebaum) | The Bulwark Podcast

Anne Applebaum details how Hungary's Viktor Orban employs 'post-reality' politics and disinformation to maintain power, a model increasingly adopted by the American far-right, while critiquing Trump's chaotic foreign policy and the breakdown of international relations.

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Trump’s Alternate Reality War Speech | The Bulwark Podcast
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Trump’s Alternate Reality War Speech | The Bulwark Podcast

Tim Miller and Susan Glasser dissect Donald Trump's 'alternate reality' war speech, exposing its lack of a coherent plan, the administration's dysfunction, and the severe global consequences of his 'magical thinking' approach to foreign policy.

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The Darkest State of the Union in Years (w/ Susan Glasser) | The Bulwark Podcast
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The Darkest State of the Union in Years (w/ Susan Glasser) | The Bulwark Podcast

This episode dissects Donald Trump's State of the Union address as a performative, policy-empty spectacle, highlighting his administration's escalating attacks on free speech, democratic norms, and media independence, while pursuing contradictory foreign policies.

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Europe Is Planning for a Post-America World (w/ Fiona Hill) | The Bulwark Podcast
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Europe Is Planning for a Post-America World (w/ Fiona Hill) | The Bulwark Podcast

Fiona Hill details how Europe is actively preparing for a post-America world, driven by US unreliability and Trump's disruptive foreign policy, leading to a "rupture" in global alliances and potential nuclear proliferation.

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The Worst Interview of the Trump Administration So Far
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The Worst Interview of the Trump Administration So Far

The host dissects Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant's 'embarrassing' attempts to justify former President Trump's threats against Europe over Greenland, highlighting the administration's aggressive and illogical foreign policy stance.

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