# E369. How Cultural Elites Lost Touch With Heartland America - Salena Zito

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Podcast: [Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/walk-ins-welcome-with-bridget-phetasy-917989)
Published: 2025-12-18T11:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5195

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Boots-on-the-ground journalist Salena Zito, sits down with Bridget to discuss the gaping chasm between online discourse and the reality of heartland America, Salena’s eyewitness account of the Butler rally shooting from her position just feet away from President Trump, and his inspiring response to her question days later about why he said, “Fight, fight, fight.” They cover the cultural betrayals that tanked Bud Light and the NFL, the quiet resurgence of faith among young people, why Trump’s ...

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