Republican nominee for President, Donald Trump, remains his party’s standard-bearer following the release of 2005 audio of him bragging about assaulting women.(Evan Vucci / Associated Press)
So how did we get to this point? Where a nominee for a major party has been heard bragging about assaulting women. The United States of Anxiety has been listening carefully to Trump supporters in an effort to understand this election season.
This week, we turn once again to Trump supporter Patty Dwyer, and go down the rabbit hole with WNYC reporter Matt Katz and take a look at the media landscape that helped create this moment.
Finally, we visit with another Long Island resident, Joselo Lucero. Just after Election Day in 2008, Joselo’s brother Marcelo was murdered in a hate crime.
Though separated by years, these two events—the rise of Donald Trump and the murder of Marcelo Lucero—may have arisen from a single reality: Individuals listening to inflammatory language.
Episode Contributors: Kai Wright Arun Venugopal Matt Katz Julianne Hing Karen Frillman Joseph Capriglione
Kai WrightTwitterKai Wright is editor and host of WNYC’s narrative unit, and a columnist for The Nation.