Lies, Politics and Democracy: Mona Charen (interview) | FRONTLINE

Mona Charen is a conservative columnist and the policy editor for The Bulwark.

The following interview was conducted by the Kirk Documentary Group’s Mike Wiser for FRONTLINE on May 4, 2022. It has been edited for clarity and length.

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The 2020 Election and Trump’s Claims of Fraud - 0:00:00
The 2016 Election - 0:04:21
What Trump Offered Voters - 0:14:16
The Democratic Response to Trump - 0:25:17
Trump’s Early Presidency - 0:29:16
Trump and Charlottesville - 0:35:26
Trump’s Relationship with Authoritarian Leaders - 0:46:11
Liz Cheney and the First Impeachment - 0:55:14
Trump, COVID and Black Lives Matter - 1:01:40
After the 2020 Election - 1:11:14
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