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Oct 2024
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Trump's Fascination with Dictators

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As the Presidential race reaches its final days, warnings from Donald Trump's closest advisors about his preoccupation with dictators are making their way into Kamala Harris' closing argument. The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg wrote the article called "Trump: I Need the Kind of Generals that Hitler had" that's getting so much attention in these waning days of the campaign. He joins the show from Washington. 

Also on today's show: author John Grisham; Arwa Damon, director, "Seize the Summit" 

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