About this episode

The episode discusses how Donald Trump is overshadowing the 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence and explores the decline in American patriotism.

This weekend marks 250 years since the signing of the declaration of independence, but Donald Trump is making the celebration all about himself. As the anniversary approaches, Jonathan Freedland talks to the Atlantic’s Yoni Appelbaum about why so many Americans are feeling less patriotic these days

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Freedland

Guest: Yoni Appelbaum

Topics covered

• Trump
• Independence Day
• Patriotism
• American history
• Politics

Keywords

• Trump
• Independence Day
• patriotism
• American history
• politics
• celebration
• Yoni Appelbaum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Atlantic

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