What Trump and the New Right Really Believe | David French

About this episode

David French discusses Trump's beliefs and the ideology of the New Right with hosts Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang.

What does Trump actually believe, and how does his worldview connect to the New Right? Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang look beyond the latest outrages to the ideology linking them. Then New York Times columnist David French joins Corey to discuss the forces reshaping the American right. Inside the episode: David French on birthright citizenship, the postliberal right, and whether there is a path out of America’s democratic crisis. The attack on the Smithsonian and the fight over who counts as truly American. Trump’s ties to the manosphere and the grievance politics driving the New Right. The pressure on New York Times journalists, the disappearance of a Whitney Cummings joke, and the fight to stop Penn Station from being renamed for Trump. Timestamps: 02:06 – White House Correspondents' Dinner 09:34 – Tate Brothers Arrested 16:22 – Trump, the Smithsonian, and American History 22:28 – Attacks on Free Speech: NYT & Kennedy Center 31:43 – Interview: David French Joins 41:20 – The New Right and Vichy France 52:56 – The Future of MAGA After Trump

People in this episode

Hosts: Corey Brettschneider, John Fugelsang

Guest: David French

Topics covered

• Trump's beliefs
• New Right ideology
• American democracy
• birthright citizenship
• free speech
• grievance politics
• media pressure

Keywords

• Trump
• New Right
• David French
• birthright citizenship
• free speech
• American history
• grievance politics
• media pressure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times, Smithsonian, Kennedy Center, Penn Station

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