We’re In a Rolling Coup: Gephardt and Wirth

Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen by Burt Cohen

Jul 20, 202658:07News & Politics

Tanks don’t just show up on our streets. A rolling coup is what’s happening, so say Former House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt and former Senator Tim Wirth, who are are not exactly firebrands; they represent the...

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