Summer of violence? NYC, Cuba, and Trump's all-gas-no-brakes playbook
New York City is sitting on a powder keg — NBA Finals crowds, angry young men with no jobs and no purpose, a president openly hunting for a reason to invoke the Insurrection Act, and Pete Hegseth doing pull-ups at Guantanamo while telegraphing that Cuba is next. Paul Rieckhoff delivers a solo briefing on why this summer could turn violent fast, and what the angry middle has to do to stop handing Trump the excuse he's waiting for.
It's a Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Wednesday and Paul is sounding the alarm. Game four of the NBA Finals tips off tonight at Madison Square…
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