How to Spot The Modern-Day Political Charlatan

How to Spot The Modern-Day Political Charlatan

June 7, 2026 · 2h 12m

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The episode discusses the historical and modern instances of political charlatans and their impact on society.

THE REPUBLIC HAS ALWAYS HAD CHARLATANS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE NOW IS THEY HAVE PODCASTS, CABLE NEWS CONTRACTS, AND MILLIONS OF FOLLOWERS.Today on Wake Up America, we trace the charlatan problem from the founding era to the modern media machine. Dr. Benjamin Church spied for the British. Benedict Arnold was grifting before West Point. The Conway Cabal tried to remove George Washington through anonymous attacks. James Wilkinson commanded the U.S. Army while secretly taking Spanish money. Then we bring the pattern forward to Hunter Biden, Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Scott Pelley, Ro Khanna, and the modern system that rewards the costume long after the record has fallen apart.🇺🇸 The first American traitor, Benedict Arnold’s long road from hero to fraud, and the founding-era system that survived because Washington held 🕵️ The Conway Cabal, James Wilkinson, stolen credit, backroom plots, and America’s first political hit jobs 🎙️ Hunter Biden, Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Scott Pelley, Ro Khanna, and the modern charlatan machine 🔥 Jon Miltimore joins to break down Spencer Pratt, Karen Bass, Nithya Raman, and the Los Angeles mayor’s race 🇺🇸 Taylor Burks joins to talk Missouri’s…

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