{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/675b829492bfc0e8869676aa/6a358f8edb494ef85ccc5f4a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mary Joins Ruth Ben-Ghiat to Discuss Donald’s Grandiose Obsession","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/675b829492bfc0e8869676aa/1781894885296-99c6c026-a9fa-4060-b60c-7d8147c4e296.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Mary Trump joins Ruth Ben-Ghiat in exposing the psychological forces driving Donald Trump’s obsession with power, wealth, corruption, and spectacle while warning why his behavior is becoming more dangerous.</p><p><br></p><p>Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a scholar of authoritarianism, fascism, propaganda, and threats to democracy. She is a professor at New York University and the author of <em>Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present</em>. You can find more of her writing at <a href=\"https://lucid.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://lucid.substack.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Please send comments/questions</p><p><a href=\"mailto:contact@marytrump-media.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">contact@marytrump-media.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Consider visiting <a href=\"http://MaryTrump.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MaryTrump.org</a>&nbsp;</p><p>and subscribing to my Substack: The Good in Us</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mary Trump Media Store</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://shop.marytrumpmedia.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://shop.marytrumpmedia.com/</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Mary Trump Media"}