# The Country is Suffering

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Podcast: [The Steady State Sentinel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-steady-state-sentinel-7636983)
Published: 2026-01-23T05:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

Denver Riggleman, a former Republican member of Congress, reveals the soul-killing costs of trying to uphold the Constitution in a party that upholds Trump first. From affordability to foreign policy, he tells co-hosts Jim Lawler and John Sipher, the consequences for America are profound.

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