Historical Blindness

Gaslighter! Trump's Historical Distortions

Historical Blindness

Show Notes

In this episode, in response to Trump's order supposedly "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History," I look at the many ways he and his handlers/enablers distort and whitewash history and "sanewash" his administration.

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