From 4Chan to Charlottesville to DOGE

To understand the second Trump administration, you have to understand the internet culture that gave birth to it.

Guest: Elle Reeve, CNN correspondent who reported on the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA for Vice News.

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Podcast production by Evan Campbell and Patrick Fort.

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