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Trump and Musk: is a coup happening in the US?

February 13, 2025

Supported by billionaire Elon Musk, Donald Trump moves against everything he does not like. Is this the end of democracy in the US? Our guests: Annika Brockschmidt (Journalist), Erik Kirschbaum (Journalist), Brandon Bohrn (Bertelsmann Stiftung)

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Deutschland Berlin 2025 | Annika Brockschmidt bei der Sendung TTP
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Annika Brockschmidt, writer and  US expert. Her bestseller “America's Religious Warriors” deals with the powerful political force of the religious right.

 

 

 

Deutschland Berlin 2025 | Brandon Bohrn bei der Sendung TTP
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Brandon Bohrn, expert on US politics and foreign policy, Bertelsmann Stiftung, a think tank.

 

Deutschland Berlin 2025 | Erik Kirschbaum bei der Sendung TTP
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Erik Kirschbaum, a writer and journalist, who also reports for the Los Angeles Times.
 

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