Tim Miller: Trump Has Already Ball-Gagged Them in the Basement
Episode Date: April 28, 2023Republicans are so weak and craven: DeSantis has three bad weeks, and they've thrown in the towel—they're not even trying to try to defeat Trump. Plus...
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