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7/8/25: Trump played like a fiddle as troops descend on Los Angeles park
-- On the Show:
-- David hosts a Substack Live with Brian Tyler Cohen
-- Trump deploys militarized federal forces to MacArthur Park in Los Angeles in a chilling test run of authoritarian power projection
-- Karoline Leavitt embarrassingly backpedals on the Epstein list, exposing a key MAGA lie and deepening Trump's credibility crisis
-- Trump's team can't explain what happened to the long-promised Epstein client list, casting doubt on years of MAGA conspiracy claims
-- Trump's press secretary spirals on live TV, failing to defend collapsing trade deals, flood response failures, and a phantom…
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