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Will Sommer: Conspiracy Theorists Are Behind the Wheel in the Republican Party
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The people running the Republican grassroots are nativist populists, and it’s a space where opposition to Israel thrives, along with a heaping serving of antisemitism. Candace’s wild theories about the Charlie Kirk assassination has had a big impact among the young who get their news from TikTok and Instagram. And JD—who is the top-billed speaker at this year’s AmericaFest—is sending signals that he’s absorbing the nativist and anti-Zionist views among right-wing influencers like Tucker. Plus, Susie Wiles dishes on Trump and other top figures, and Stephen Miller’s wife is running a North Korea-style podcast with some of the biggest names in the administration—but with virtually no audience.
Will Sommer joins Tim Miller.
show notes
* Will's "False Flag" newsletter
* The recent Atlantic piece that Tim referenced
* Vanity Fair's interview with Susie Wiles
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