Episode

Anne Applebaum: Trump’s Authoritarian Aesthetics

Podcast: To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Duration seconds: 2667
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The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum joins Charlie to discuss the fallout from the White House Correspondents' dinner, Victor Orbán's defeat, and why Trump wants to talk about his ballroom and his triumph arch rather than Iran. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.