18 September 2018
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Is Trump scary or pathetic?
Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus debate whether creeping authoritarianism is a real danger.
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In this video:
- So what’s the deal with Mickey and Trump?
- Trump the authoritarian, or Trump the pathetic?
- Mickey defends the GOP tax cut
- Bob: Trump’s team wants regime in Iran, which is a terrible idea
- Bad news for Trump from the New York primary
- Trump Derangement Syndrome at the NYT?
- Is Russiagate a nothingburger?
- Mickey sees an immigration deal, but fears Trump is too incompetent to push it
- Mickey endorses Medicare for All
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