# Donald Trump's Economic Disaster w/Ruth Ben-Ghiat

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Podcast: [The Mary Trump Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mary-trump-podcast-7148777)
Published: 2026-05-08T10:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-mary-trump-podcast/episodes/69fd0a02051b78474eef2dcd
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## Resource

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 info@marytrumpmedia.com Consider visiting MaryTrump.org   and subscribing to my Substack: The Good in Us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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