Can the U.S. be saved from itself?
From The Lowdown from Nick Cohen by Nick Cohen
March 30, 2026 · 44 min · Season 1 · Episode 124
About this episode
Nick Cohen interviews Charlie Sykes about the challenges facing the U.S. under the Trump administration and the potential for the Democrats to counteract authoritarianism.
Can the Democrats put an end to Trump & his MAGA cult? Nick Cohen talks to leading U.S. commentator and conservative dissident Charlie Sykes about the continuing collapse of the U.S. Republic under the corruption, authoritarianism and incompetence of the Trump-MAGA regime. Nick asks Charlie the question increasing numbers of people are asking, "Can Democrats save the U.S. from becoming a despotic regime permanently controlled by Trump's MAGA cult?" Trump is desperately trying to get his so-called "Save America Act" passed through Congress and the Senate ahead of the midterm elections in November. The Act is widely seen as a brazen attempt by an unstable and rapidly ageing man to rig future elections to the Republicans' advantage by putting major obstacles in the way of voters' ability to vote. Meanwhile, the media, civic society and important institutions are under relentless assault by Trump and his MAGA minions. Trump's illegal tariffs are helping to impoverish many Americans - and billions more around the world - while his illegal and increasingly catastrophic war threatens to plunge the global economy into chaos and recession. His sinister support for Vladimir Putin not…
People in this episode
Host: Nick Cohen
Guest: Charlie Sykes
Topics covered
- U.S. politics
- Trump administration
- Democratic Party
- authoritarianism
- elections
- media
- global economy
Keywords
- Trump
- MAGA
- Democrats
- elections
- authoritarianism
- Charlie Sykes
- U.S. Republic
- global economy
- Vladimir Putin
- Save America Act
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Trump-MAGA regime, Save America Act
Places: United States, Ukraine, Europe
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