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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman talk about a social media post from the White House depicting Donald Trump as king with the caption: Love Live The King! And he's not far from that stature as he continues an assault on our Democracy while demonizing Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy by quoting literal Russian propaganda. While some Republicans seem to be unsure of their support for this latest wave, most members of the GOP are falling in line for fear of political and/or violent retribution.

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