The row between the US president and his billionaire ex-buddy may seem entertaining, but wealth and power are still dangerously merged. Politics remains in thrall to money. Democracy requires better safeguards than rampant egos.
What do you get when you mix Harry Richman, a golden tank, Ivanka’s tugboat, nuclear missiles in glitter, and a dictator’s wave? A $40 million MAGA musical spectacular.
Seth takes a closer look at Trump threatening to take away Elon Musk's government contracts and Musk saying Trump was in the Epstein files.
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