Truckers Resurrect Bananas Theory About Trudeaus Real Dad

Published: Feb. 15, 2022, 5 a.m.

Truckers part of the so-called \u201cFreedom Convoy\u201d have co-opted a conspiracy theory about Justin Trudeau\u2019s biological father, which Canadian author and frequent New Abnormal guest Jeet Heer tells co-host Molly Jong-Fast all about on Tuesday\u2019s episode. Plus, Molly and co-host Andy Levy run down the \u201cterrifying\u201d political candidates who billionaire Peter Thiel is backing and Imani Perry, author of South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation, makes the case that the South should be a source of inspiration.


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