Playback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/Preview3047712A 250-Foot Monument to Trump's Ego (w/ Philip Kennicott)Mona CharenApr 13, 2026∙ Paid3047712ShareWashington Post architecture critic Philip Kennicott discusses Trump’s physical desecration of Washington DC.Read more from Philip Kennicott: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/04/07/artemis-moon-trump-iran-war/This post is for paid subscribersJoinAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inThe Mona Charen ShowAudioVideoThe Mona Charen Show is a weekly, one-on-one discussion that goes in depth on political and cultural topics.The Mona Charen Show is a weekly, one-on-one discussion that goes in depth on political and cultural topics.JoinListen onSubstack AppApple PodcastsSpotifyYouTube MusicYouTubeOvercastPocket CastsRSS FeedAppears in episodeMona CharenRecent EpisodesTrump, Platner, and the Mistake America Keeps MakingJul 9 • Mona Charen and Will SaletanA Belated Appreciation of John AdamsJul 5 • Mona Charen and Lindsay M. ChervinskyThis Reporter Calls Trump—And He Answers! (w/ Ed Luce)Jun 28 • Mona CharenTrump Bombed Iran—Then Gave It Everything It WantedJun 21 • Mona Charen and Andrew FoxBook Club: “If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal” (w/ Mark Hertling) | Mona Charen ShowJun 9 • Mona Charen and Mark HertlingTrump's Tough-Guy Act Is Finally Falling Apart (w/ Will Saletan)Jun 7 • Mona Charen and Will SaletanTrump's Staggering Corruption Is Finally Catching Up to HimMay 30 • Mona Charen and Jonathan ChaitDanielle Crittenden on Losing Her DaughterMay 23 • Mona Charen