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What Trump's Midterm Lies Tell Us w/ Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum explains how recent events have jolted many Europeans—particularly in Northern Europe—into reassessing their relationship with the United States, describing fears sparked by talk of a potential U.S. move against Greenland and the lasting anger and distrust it created across allied capitals. She argues that Europe is increasingly discussing how to “hedge” against America by reducing reliance on U.S. defense and technology, because U.S. policy now appears incoherent: demanding Europe take more responsibility while also favoring radical, often pro-Russian parties that would undermine European unity and self-defense. Applebaum also criticizes a lack of transparency around potential military action involving Iran and other foreign-policy moves, portraying them as unpredictable uses of American power without clear public justification. Turning to U.S. domestic politics, she warns that the midterms may be shaped by efforts to manipulate election rules through redistricting pressure, voter-roll demands, and restrictions on voting access. Finally, she describes an information environment dominated by algorithm-driven platforms that reward outrage and division, normalize propaganda and doctored content, and force individuals to develop their own methods for judging what is true. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328