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EPISODE · Apr 18, 2026 · 48 MIN

How Trump Took a Hatchet to America’s “Shining City”

from To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes

On today’s episode, Charlie sits down with former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, former Managing Editor of TIME, and author, Richard Stengel. The two discuss the Trump administration’s ever-worsening performative piousness, how the Iran “deal” is just a recovery of Trump’s own doing and how the US’s global reputation is changing for the worse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode, Charlie sits down with former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, former Managing Editor of TIME, and author, Richard Stengel. The two discuss the Trump administration’s ever-worsening performative piousness, how the Iran “deal” is just a recovery of Trump’s own doing and how the US’s global reputation is changing for the worse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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