Narativ with Zev Shalev

Narativ with Zev Shalev

Primetime Propaganda

For two hours, Donald Trump subjected Americans to a nauseating address stuffed full of abject lies, wishful thinking, and gimmicky stunts that would have made Vladimir Putin blush.

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Zev Shalev
Mar 05, 2025
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Beyond the choreographed standing ovations and carefully placed "everyday heroes" in the gallery, what did Americans actually get? A parade of falsehoods wrapped in patriotic rhetoric and gimmicky rewards for average citizens that obscured the administration's true priorities.

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