“He’s Hankering to Use the Military Domestically” — Sen. Jon Tester on Trump’s Power Grab
On this Veterans Day episode of Real Patriotism, Terry Moran talks with former U.S. Senator Jon Tester of Montana — a third-generation farmer, veteran advocate, and straight talker about the state of American democracy under Donald Trump.
Tester delivers an unflinching assessment of Trump’s shutdown politics, the hunger crisis it created, the threat of militarization in U.S. cities, and how tariffs are crippling American farmers.
From his years chairing the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee to his life on the land, Tester brings perspective, humor, and heart to a sobering question: what…
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