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Is the US president fueling his own downfall?

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April 16, 2026

Donald Trump casts himself as a savior, lashes out at the pope and threatens the annihilation of Iran. His rhetoric alienates even some of his most loyal supporters. Is he hurtling toward the same fate as Hungary's right-wing populist Viktor Orban? Our guests: Malte Lehming (Tagesspiegel); Erik Kirschbaum (LA Times); Vendeline von Bredow (The Economist)

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Erik Kirschbaum. He’s a freelance journalist and author and special correspondent for the LA Times. 

 

 

 


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Malte Lehming, a journalist with the German newspaper “Tagesspiegel” and a long-time US correspondent. 

 

 

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Vendeline von Bredow, Senior Germany correspondent for The Economist.

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