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Half of America is Breathing Poisoned air - Trump Policies will DOUBLE IT - Thom Hartmann
Breathing is no longer a basic human right in America: it’s now a political battleground.
Over 156 million Americans are inhaling toxic air today, not because we don’t know how to fix it, but because the Republican Party has decided that clean air is something only Democrats care about.
This is not just politics — it’s a slow-motion slaughter disguised as deregulation.
Republicans won’t answer for it, won’t debate it, and won’t hold town halls to face the people they’re sacrificing. The media tiptoes. The billionaires cheer. And Trump signs away your children’s futures with a grin and a pen.
But here’s the truth they don’t want us to grasp: If we want our children to grow up with lungs that work, we better start working and voting like our lives — and theirs — depend on it.
This isn’t just about air. It’s about whether democracy itself can breathe. - Aired on 04/25/2025.