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How the War on Terror Created the Age of Trump (W/ Matt Kennard) The Chris Hedges Report
Matt Kennard claims in his new book that the bipartisan War on Terror laid the groundwork for the Trump presidency and the rise of fascism. We now face the consequences of empowering extremists to the upper echelons of government power.