Liz Cheney vs. Dark Trump—The Weekly Roundup

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The new, darker Donald Trump and his allies have been previewing how he’d use the Oval Office to seek revenge if he gets reelected. 

On this weekly roundup, host Ron Steslow and guests Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project cofounder) and Olivier Knox (National Political Correspondent)   discuss Trump’s darker turn and what, if anything, we can do now to prepare for a potential second term.

Then they look at Liz Cheney raising the alarm about Donald Trump, how her potential presidential run could impact the 2024 race, and her call for a potential new conservative party.

Next, they discuss the remarkably bad testimony from the presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT, the double standard for protecting free speech, and how they’re using the value of free speech as a weapon to punish disfavored speech.

Segments this week:

(02:34) Dark Trump 

(22:17) Liz Cheney and the 2024 election

(37:14) The college presidents who won’t say calls for genocide are bullying and harassment

[Politicology+] Kevin McCarthy’s resignation and why lawmakers are ditching congress at a record pace

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Related reading:

Segment 1: 

The Atlantic—The Danger Ahead - The Atlantic

WP - Trump and allies plot revenge, Justice Department control in a second term - The Washington Post

Segment 2: 

Axios - Meet the spoilers: Who's declared or considering third-party White House bids

NPR - Democracy is at stake if Trump is reelected, Liz Cheney warns in her new book

Segment 3: 

The Dispatch - Antisemitism Is Just a Symptom - The Dispatch

The Atlantic - There Is No Right to Bully and Harass

Politico - 5 takeaways from college antisemitism hearing - POLITICO

Axios - University leaders criticized after Congressional hearing on antisemitism

Mediaite - Democrats Mock Harvard President for Citing Commitment to Free Speech During Anti-Semitism Hearing: 'Harvard Ranks Last' on Free Speech

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