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8/25 In the Cult of Trump, His Rallies Are Church & He Is the Gospel w/ Jeff Sharlet

August 25, 2020
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Jeff Sharlet, author of “This Brilliant Darkness: A Book of Strangers,” joins us to discuss his piece in Variety Fair, “In the Cult of Trump, His Rallies Are Church & He Is the Gospel.”

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