Episode
Donald Trump's Economic Disaster w/Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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- The Mary Trump Podcast
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- May 8, 2026
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- 1335
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Summary
Mary and Ruth Ben-Ghiat expose Donald Trump’s economic chaos that's crushing farmers, looming food shortages, ICE crackdowns, and the terrifying normalization of authoritarian rule. Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a scholar of authoritarianism, fascism, propaganda, and threats to democracy. She is a professor at New York University and the author of Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present . You can find more of her writing at https://lucid.substack.com/ Please send comments/questions [email protected] Consider visiting MaryTrump.org and subscribing to my Substack: The Good in Us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.