This is an excerpt from the full episode "From Memes to Extremism: How the Internet Fueled Far-Right Movements (with Elle Reeve)."

Michael Steele speaks with CNN correspondent and Emmy and Peabody award-winning journalist, Elle Reeve about her new book, "Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics." The pair discuss internet trolls, the empathy and masculinity of Donald Trump and how he branded his assassination attempt.

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