There was a glimmer of hope that this could be something of an awakening in american politics. But what you've seen in the year since is that eve one who criticized trump has pulled back and shut up, with a number of exceptions. And those exceptions, the ones who continue to criticize trump, are being drummed out of the party.
One year later, the United States is still trying to wrap its head around what happened on January 6, 2021. (It was an insurrection.) This year, our democracy once again will be tested.
Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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