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Podcast: The Smerconish Podcast
Episode: There is a connection between 70,000 people losing their jobs at the VA, and violent extremism
Description: As the news of President Trump's plan to fire 70,000 employees from the Department of Veterans Affairs lands, Michael talks to Robert Pape, political science professor at the University of Chicago, about a recent academic, peer-reviewed study that raises powerful warnings about the consequences for violent extremism. Original air date 6 March 2025.