DEI, Colombia, deportations, Greenland, inflation — it doesn’t end. The Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell and The Atlantic’s Mark Leibovich join Preet to break down what’s actually happening two weeks into Trump’s second presidency.  

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS:

• Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic
• Catherine Rampell, The Atlantic
• Catherine Rampell, “Americans are watching an inflation bait-and-switch,” WaPo, 1/28/25
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