# 195. The World Cup Disaster: How Mamdani Outplayed Trump

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Podcast: [The Rest Is Politics: US](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-politics-us-6889802)
Published: 2026-06-10T23:00:00+00:00
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