’Fascism 101’: Mehdi Breaks Down Trump’s Plan to Crush Dissent

In the latest episode of ‘Mehdi Unfiltered,’ Mehdi breaks down one of Donald Trump’s most fascistic plans: using the U.S. military to crush dissent. He discusses Trump’s plan to invoke the Insurrection Act to crack down on protesters with former Obama Defense Department adviser Rosa Brooks and Yale University fascism expert Jason Stanley. Also in the episode, Mehdi speaks with Khalil Sayegh, a member of Gaza’s Palestinian Christian community. Sayegh tells Mehdi how Israel has repressed and attacked his community, both before and especially since Oct. 7, and how U.S. evangelical elites have ignored the Christians of Gaza. Mehdi also talks with legendary Gold Star father Khizr Khan about Trump’s recent violation of federal law at Arlington Cemetery. *CHAPTERS* 00:00 Welcome 00:38 Mehdi on Trump’s Dangerous Military Plans 08:41 Experts Discuss Trump and the Insurrection Act 26:41 Mehdi Speaks to Palestinian Analyst Khalil Sayegh 33:23 “The main obstacles Christians were facing in Gaza is the Israeli occupation“ 42:49 Mehdi Speaks with Gold Star Father Khizr Khan 55:15 That’s our show Subscribe to Zeteo to support independent and unfiltered journalism: Listen to ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’ as a podcast: Apple: Spotify: Find Zeteo: Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: @zeteonews Find Mehdi: Substack: @mehdirhasan Twitter: @mehdirhasan Instagram: @mehdirhasan Tik Tok: @mehdirhasan