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Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

Episode 4: A Bad Angle

Oct 24, 2022
37:43

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Quick takeaways

  • Paid agents of Hitler's government used Congress to distribute Nazi propaganda, undermining democracy.
  • Senator Lundeen colluded with a German agent to spread pro-Nazi propaganda using congressional privileges.

Deep dives

Norma Lundeen defends her husband's reputation

Norma Lundeen, the widow of Senator Ernest Lundeen, took to the airwaves to defend her late husband's reputation against allegations of collusion with a Nazi agent. She vehemently denied claims that the senator was disloyal to the United States, accusing journalists of spreading malicious and false rumors. Norma even went as far as threatening legal action to silence reporters and demanded that news networks refrain from discussing her late husband. Despite mounting evidence, including photographs of Senator Lundeen with a swastika banner, Norma maintained that her husband was a loyal American and capable of writing his own speeches.

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