How pro-wrestling shaped Trump
December 4, 2024
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Episode 1415 · December 4, 2024
How pro-wrestling shaped Trump
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<p>In 2007, future United States president Donald Trump stepped into the wrestling ring for a showdown with Vince McMahon, then head of World Wrestling Entertainment and Trump’s close friend.</p><p>Trump played the villain perfectly.</p><p>For decades now, Trump has been shaped by a love affair with professional wrestling. It taught him how to control and manipulate a crowd, how to speak, and how to respond to criticism.</p><p>It is also shaping his cabinet, with Trump appointing Linda McMahon, Vince’s recently separated wife, to the position of secretary of education.</p><p>Today, contributor to <em>The Saturday Paper</em> Joseph Earp on how Donald Trump brought the art of pro-wrestling to politics.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Contributor to <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Joseph Earp.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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