Sarah Matthews and Jason Horowitz: Trump Propaganda and Italian Fascism
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Sarah Matthews and Jason Horowitz: Trump Propaganda and Italian Fascism

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 23, 20261 hr 10 min

The cozy White House Correspondents' Dinner, where Trump joked around with reporters, was only in July. But now he's ripping away press credentials and setting up state-run media. Sarah scolds the WHCA for bending the knee to Trump to begin with. And recent Italian history even foreshadowed the Trump era. Jason, in his new book, explains how Silvio Berlusconi learned how to become the central character in the media. The more he was talked about, the more powerful he became—and the more his opposition became trapped. Plus: a case study of Giorgia Meloni, her love of the hobbits, he...

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car in the air or not.

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I'm not sure if the police are going to get a chance to see the car in the air or not. I'm not sure if the police are going to get a chance to see the car. I'm not sure if the police are going to get a chance to see the car.

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I'm not sure if the police are going to get a chance to see the car. I'm not sure. I'm not sure if the police are going to get a chance to see the car. I'm not sure.

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I'm not sure. I'm going to have to wait for the car to get a chance to see the car. Ahh... I'm sorry...

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