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Podcast: Audibly Speaking: Listening to History
Episode: NEW! FDR v. Trump, the Right Way Versus the Wrong: Why Trump’s Speech of April 1, 2026 was a Disaster
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Presidential Leadership 101 holds that no President should enter a war without first cultivating the support of the American people. Efforts to do so without securing public support–the Mexican War, Vietnam–have been disasters. No president should just suddenly and unconstitutionally attack another country without Congressional consultation, approval or public education, like the Japanese did at Pearl Harbor. In the aftermath of such an act, it became more important than ever that Trump do what he should have done before the war–explain the reasons for the war, why it was necessary, and how it was consistent with our...