Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: What Next | Daily News and Analysis
Episode: Trump’s Brittle Authoritarianism
Description: Donald Trump is sending the troops to California, while also getting ready for a big birthday parade—for himself and the US Army—in DC. Does grasping for symbols of military strength smack a bit of desperation?
Guests: Jamelle Bouie, columnist at the New York Times
Jeremy Lindenfeld, reporter and Capital and Main local news fellow.
Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our sh...