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‘Obamagate’ and the COVID-19 conspiracy theories captivating President Trump
President Trump has been fuming on Twitter about what his predecessor, President Obama, knew about the Michael Flynn investigation. He also claimed China created COVID-19 in a lab, and casually accused MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough of murder .
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readPresident Trump has been fuming on Twitter about what his predecessor, President Obama, knew about the Michael Flynn investigation. He also claimed China created COVID-19 in a lab, and casually accused MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough of murder. David Smith, Washington bureau chief for The Guardian, discusses why the coronavirus pandemic has given rise to conspiracy theories and partisan interpretations of scientific facts among the far-right media world.
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- 8:25David Rohde’s new book ‘In Deep’ tackles so-called ‘deep state’ and executive power
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The full episode
1 of 4Obamagate, the ‘deep state,’ conspiracies, and executive power- 0:00‘Obamagate’ and the COVID-19 conspiracy theories captivating President TrumpYou’re reading this
- 8:25David Rohde’s new book ‘In Deep’ tackles so-called ‘deep state’ and executive power
- 23:58Reporter Laura McGann on chasing Tara Reade’s assault allegations against Joe Biden
- 36:11‘Sopranos’ stars Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, and the rewatch podcast boom