How Trump Gets People to Defend the Indefensible | Edwin Eisendrath and Susan Demas
April 15, 2026
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as posted by the channelHow does Donald Trump get people to defend things they know aren’t true?
Edwin Eisendrath breaks down the strategy — from the “big lie” to forcing supporters into public loyalty — and why it becomes so hard for them to walk it back.
Susan Demas connects that pattern to the current Iran crisis and the growing political fallout.
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