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Trump: Bread and Circus

Trump: Bread and Circus

Update: 2025-09-11
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Use entertainment as political discourse, distort reality, mock adversaries, distract the public from the real issues. The Romans started it and Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi put it on full throttle. Italy expert Steve Scherer shows us how elected populists gain and keep power.

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Trump: Bread and Circus

Trump: Bread and Circus

Amb. (Ret.) Pete Romero & Writer/Producer Laura Bennett