President Donald Trump walks onstage during Charlie Kirk’s memorial service at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona. | Win McNamee/Getty Images
After the Trump administration pressured late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air last week, my colleague Zack Beauchamp wrote about what it tells us about President Donald Trump’s roadmap to ending American democracy. I spoke with him about some of his big takeaways, including what we can do to prevent that kind of democratic erosion, for Vox’s daily newsletter, Today, Explained. Our conversation is below, and you can...
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