About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of Donald Trump's confirmation of Stephen Miller's actions in relation to the murder of Alex Pretti.
Two weeks ago we argued that Stephen Miller thinks of his invasions of Venezuela and Minneapolis the same. This week, after Alex Pretti's murder, Donald Trump confirmed that. Support emptywheel: https://emptywheel.net/support/ Back LOLGOP Studios: https://www.patreon.com/c/LOLGOPStudios
People in this episode
Host: Marcy Wheeler
Topics covered
- murder
- politics
- government actions
- Venezuela
- Minneapolis
- Trump administration
Keywords
- murder
- Stephen Miller
- Donald Trump
- Venezuela
- Minneapolis
- politics
- government
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: emptywheel, LOLGOP Studios
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