471 - Poppy, Part 1 (11/12/20)
Chapo Trap House
The Natives Rising Up
After the Bay of Pigs, Alan Dulles had to launch this basically a full court press in the media to shore up the agency's credentials and reputation. He eventually was fired by Kennedy for not backing up the exiles with like air support and military cover. Prescott Bush has been quoted as saying of the Kennedys: "I have never forgiven them" The episode will be diving even deeper into this in season two of blowback, which is coming next year.
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