Donald Trump and Elon Musk at the memorial for Charlie Kirk, Glendale, Arizona, September 21, 2025 (Sky)
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In a 27-minute VideoCast, I chat with Times Radio’s Trump Report about Donald Trump’s authoritarian weekend.
Host Maddie Hale and I begin with the Trump camp’s exploitation of a memorial for slain activist Charlie Kirk on Sunday. Going against the script of “forgiveness” from Trump’s widow Erika, Trump’s senior advisor and ventriloquist Stephen Miller called for an “army” to slay the “dragons” of Trump’s politics foes.
Trump followed up, “I hate my opponents, and I don’t want the best for them,” while reciting his grievances, promoting military deployment on the streets of Chicago, and assailing the “radical left”.
We discuss Elon Musk’s chat with Trump as the Tesla/SpaceX man tries to “get out of the doghouse and back into the White House”.
I analyze the authoritarian quest to shut down coverage of the Pentagon, including attention to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
That curb on journalists may affect reporting on how and why Trump, seeking a trade deal with China, has suspended military assistance to Taiwan.
And how does it interact with the ongoing saga of Trump “spinning like a weathervane” as his officials pursue discussions with Ukraine and Europe about US military supplies to Kyiv, security guarantees, and toughened sanctions on Russia?
