About this episode
The episode discusses President Trump's claims of election fraud and its implications for his mindset and American democracy.
Once again, President Trump is falsely claiming election fraud after Democrats advanced in the non-partisan primary for the Los Angeles mayoral race. Trump has blamed mail-in ballots for the result, reviving false claims that have become a familiar feature of his presidency. So what does this tell us about the president's mindset, and the state of America's democracy heading into the midterms? Susan Glasser of The New Yorker joins Bianna from Washington. Also on today’s show: Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum; author Jules Boykoff, “Red Card” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Bianna
Guests: Susan Glasser, Anne Applebaum, Jules Boykoff
Topics covered
- Trump's mindset
- election fraud
- democracy
- midterms
- Los Angeles mayoral race
Keywords
- Trump
- election fraud
- Los Angeles
- midterms
- democracy
- mail-in ballots
- Susan Glasser
- Anne Applebaum
- Jules Boykoff
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The New Yorker, Atlantic
Books & works: Red Card
Places: Los Angeles
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