William Wirt accuses US government 'Brain Trust' of plotting state Socialism

The transcript discusses a group of intellectual radicals, often called the braintrust, who advocate for a government with a planned economy, which many equate to state socialism or communism. This group threatened President Roosevelt with a collective resignation unless their demands were met, and some even likened him to Kerensky of the American Revolution.

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