CNN One Thing

How Trump’s ‘Poop Plane’ Explains Our Political Moment

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Over the weekend, President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video of himself wearing a crown and flying a fighter jet dumping what appears to be waste on peaceful protestors. While experts say this kind of online trolling is not out of the norm for some politicians in 2025, the continued coarsening of political dialogue could have profound consequences for all Americans.

Guests: Steve Heimler & Nicole Hemmer, Associate Professor of History, Vanderbilt University 

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Host: David Rind 

Producer: Paola Ortiz 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin

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