From Right Wing Insider To Outcast
My interview with Tina Nguyen's on her great new book.
Tina Nguyen’s fantastic new book The MAGA Diaries is an insider look at the right wing farm system that feeds the MAGA movement with smart young people and moves them into media, think tanks, and government. Her story is familiar, funny, and insightful, and I know you’ll enjoy this episode!
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The "political grooming" aspect is interesting, though her ex-boyfriend is one of the worst far-right extremists, bar none. I give her credit for extricating herself, at considerable cost.
As to CNN, it's a deliberate choice to sanitize Trump, much like the NYT beltway journalists.
In doing so, they accelerate the erosion of trust in legacy media. And the downward spiral continues.
I'm learning to appreciate the sacrifices former Republicans have made since 2016. It's crazy that here in 21st century America people are being threatened and attacked for their political opinions. We're going backwards.