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Unpredictable Trump: What's his real plan?

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September 25, 2025

Trump’s America: A politics of hatred, provocation, and shock — where is he taking the land of free speech? Our guests: Melinda Crane (journalist), Erik Kirschbaum (Los Angeles Times), Malte Lehming (Tagesspiegel)

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Erik Kirschbaum from the American daily newspaper Los Angeles Times

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Malte Lehming from the German daily newspaper Tagesspiegel.

 

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Melinda Crane, American journalist and political commentator.

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