Donald Trump calls himself a king on social media. Is it Trolling? Yes. Is it still serious? Also, yes. Grant talks about why Trump's joke is actually a sign of a growing and public movement in the GOP to make Trump a three term president if not longer.

Grant also talks to Distinguished Professor of Democracy Lucan May who is the co-author of a new piece in Foreign Affairs magazine about how the US will backslide into authoritarianism and how to stop it.

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The Path to American Authoritarianism

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Tens of thousands of federal employees have been fired from the US government seemingly arbitrarily and the effects from it are rippling through agencies, communities and homes across the country.

Grant breaks down how the firings have happened and the reasons why they're happening. Spoilers, they're not great.

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There's been a lot of talk about whether the US is heading for or already is in a constitutional crisis, but what does that even mean anyway? And, how would we even know if we were in one?

Grant breaks down how we got to where we are and whether we're already in a crisis or not.

He also talks to Fmr. Commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Cornell University ILR School Senior Economic Advisor Dr. Erica Groshen about the disappearing of government data.

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CORNELL ILR SCHOOL

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Elon Musk gives a presidential press conference from the Oval Office while Trump looks on. Musk talked about what's happening with the "Department" of Government Efficiency. He misled and lied about a lot of it and refused to talk about his own personal transparency despite calling for full open government just a few months ago.

Grant breaks it all down because it was a lot.

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Elon Musk and his crew of 20-something employees spent the week interrogating federal employees, accessing sensitive data and putting American information at risk, with questionable legality and security.

What is the work of "DOGE?" How far have things gotten and what happens next?

Plus, Grant talks to Jim Kunder, the former Deputy Administrator USAID who talks about how difficult its been to see the agency shutdown and why it's bad for US interests and good for enemies of America.

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President Donald Trump has been fixated on expanding the US to other countries and territories and it's an unusual move for him given he was there America first candidate in three elections.

Grant breaks down why Trump wants Greenland, Canada, the Panama Canal and the Gaza strip by looking at what it would all mean for national security, the economy, Trump's legacy and the people whispering in his ear right now.

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Three of Donald Trump's most controversial nominees had hearings this week and they were the most explosive we've seen so far.

Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel for FBI Director and RFK Jr for HHS Secretary.

Grant also talks to Dr. Scot Greer from thE University of Michigan School of Public health about Trump's new health regime, what new policies mean for the rest of us and how to stay informed abouT your health over the next four years.

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U of Mich Public Health

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It's been a long nine days. Donald Trump has started the work of purging the government of people he doesn't think are loyal including goverment watch dogs, DOJ officials, and offering federal employees a buyout while having loyalty screening teams comb through federal agencies.

His administration also launched the first of their immigration raids, catching Americans, legal residents and "collateral" in the process.

Plus Trump orders the freezing of federal spending, sending the nation's agencies, universities and charities into turmoil.

(This episode was recorded before the administration decided to rescind the order)

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