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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 1H 17M

The Show Above. The Damage Below: How the UFC Cage Hid the Crime Scene

from We Saw the Devil: Crime & Political Analysis · host We Saw the Devil

In **The Show Above. The Damage Below: How the Cage Hid the Crime Scene**, **We Saw the Devil** looks at what was happening underneath the spectacle of Trump’s White House cage-fight event.The fight night was sold as patriotic entertainment, but the real story was never just the cage. This episode tracks how political spectacle works: keep the audience focused on the lights, the microphones, the slogans, and the outrage while the machinery underneath keeps moving.Robin breaks down the White House UFC-style event, the racist and transphobic attack on Michelle Obama, the silence from the Trump administration, Bud Light’s corporate cowardice, and the broader pattern of cruelty being treated as entertainment.From there, the episode follows the damage below: the secretive Iran ceasefire deal, Congress being kept out of the loop, the weaponized Department of Justice, charges against Minnesota protesters, federal agents escaping accountability, attacks on civil rights protections, DHS election concerns, healthcare denial, medical debt, and the public rage surrounding UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, and Luigi Mangione.This is an episode about authoritarian spectacle, Trumpism, political distraction, corporate silence, healthcare profiteering, voter control, civil rights, protest repression, and the systems people are encouraged not to notice.**Topics include:** Trump, White House UFC event, Freedom 250, The Show Above. The Damage Below, How the Cage Hid the Crime Scene, Michelle Obama, Bud Light, Dana White, Joe Rogan, Josh Hokit, Iran ceasefire deal, war powers, Department of Justice, DOJ retaliation, James Comey, Letitia James, Gavin Newsom, Minnesota protests, ICE raids, Department of Education, disabled students, civil rights protections, DHS, election security, UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, healthcare denial, medical debt, authoritarianism, American politics, propaganda, and political spectacle.**We Saw the Devil** covers power, propaganda, corruption, authoritarianism, extremism, media spectacle, and American politics.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-unfiltered-political-analysis--4433638/support.Website: http://www.wesawthedevil.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevilRobin's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/robin_wstdTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevilInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast.TikTok: tiktok.com/@wesawthedevilpolitics

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