Inside the MAGA Deep State
May 18, 2025
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Inside the MAGA Deep State
Summary
Dive into a Tara Palmeri Show exclusive as Tara unravels her explosive report, Inside the MAGA Deep State. Joined by former CNN correspondent Elise Labott on her Substack, The Red Letter, Tara exposes how Marco Rubio is reshaping the State Department, prioritizing loyalty over expertise. Discover how an obscure nonprofit is funneling MAGA-aligned career diplomats into senior policy roles.
Are you disturbed by Trump's loyalty test or is it much ado about nothing?
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