About this episode

The episode discusses the corruption and dangerous leadership within the Trump administration, featuring insights from Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf.

Corruption, dark money, and dangerous leadership - three elements that have characterized the Trump administration. We are governed by a maniac and his corrupt cronies, such as Howard Lutnick. Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf are back to discuss the rampant corruption within the current administration, the degradation of integrity within our public institutions, and the mess of Trump’s war in Iran. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Guests: Norm Ornstein, David Rothkopf

Topics covered

• corruption
• dark money
• leadership
• Trump administration
• public institutions
• Iran war

Keywords

• corruption
• Trump
• dark money
• Iran
• public institutions
• leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration

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