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Washington Week with The Atlantic

Trump's political rampage

Season 2026 Episode 21 | 5m 31s

There are contradictory signals about President Trump's political strength. On the one hand, his poll numbers are in the basement. On the other hand, he still has the power to punish his Republican enemies, as he just did with Rep. Thomas Massey of Kentucky and Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.

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