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Like all good demagogues, Trump's appeal works when he's got someone to blame. But it's on his watch that we've got a war-related global food crisis brewing and mass layoffs in Ohio—where Trump just happened to hold a rally over the weekend. So, POTUS is focused on getting his family more money through a new bribery scheme while Republicans struggle to demonize Dems and throw away resources on Paxton. Plus: Bill and Tim share their new long shot picks (in South Carolina, Florida, and Kentucky), Thom Tillis is a coward and a weakling, online trolls claiming The Bulwark is trying to get Dems more hawkish on the war really ought to catch one of our podcasts, and Russia's got a worrisome plague outbreak.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
show notes:

Andrew in “Morning Shots” on the Pierre Damas Bel funeral vs. Trump’s rally

Andrew joins Bill for “Bulwark on Sunday”

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Washington Sun on Trump meme coin/bribery scheme

The WSJ on the brewing global food crisis

Tim’s new candidate list

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Closing Song: The War on Drugs - “Suffering”

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What is going on with Trump's legs? He appears to be wearing a brace and a recent video shows him standing in a most unnatural way—as though he is mid-exorcism. But his apparent health issues don't seem to be stopping the administration from re-escalating against Iran with an additional 10,000 troops on their way to the region. Meanwhile, Trump's son-in-law, Jared (AKA the point person on the Gaza peace deal) turns out to be a war profiteer heavily invested in Israeli bomb-making companies. Plus: Some of the recent polls have been too rosy for the Dems, Islamophobia may be at play in the Michigan Senate race, Tim makes the case for regime change in Eritrea, and the cabal of guys at the All-In podcast—who bought their access to Trump—are some of the loudest voices pushing for his all gas, no breaks approach to AI. 
Tommy Vietor joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
show notes:

Tommy’s “Pod Save the World”

Recent video of Trump standing

Closing Song: Orville Peck - “It’s the End of the World”

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Finally, some accountability in Washington: Sen. Eric Schmitt’s general counsel and poster-holder is in career limbo after the infamous basketball mix-up in the Jack Smith hearing. And Americans seem to be holding Trump responsible for their economic frustrations—he’s below the Bush Line. Josh Barro explains: We’re not in a recession, but people feel stuck because borrowing costs are higher. Big budget deficits are inflationary, the president’s war of choice is making things worse, and our leaders don’t have a plan to deal with any of it. Plus, JVL explains why the markets are finally pricing in the risk of Trump’s war, and he and Tim discuss the weirdos running our government, Hegseth’s obsession with masculinity, and the importance of shame in a liberal democracy.
Josh Barro and Jonathan V. Last join Tim Miller.
show notes:

Part one and part two of Tim’s list of Democrats who can win Red America

TIME’s interview of Trump

Subscribe to JVL’s Triad

JVL on oil risk premiums

Jodi Kantor for The New York Times on the public shaming of John Roberts

Closing Song: The War on Drugs - Suffering

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The Trio comes together on the daily pod for the first time to give a little taste of the MAGA-land news Sam, Will, and Tim are covering for The Bulwark. The latest developments include speculation that Candace Owens may be a lesbian and that Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds pretended he was Jamaican. He may also have very poor judgment on financial matters. But first, Maria talks with Tim about Eric Schmitt and what may be the biggest self-own in the history of the Senate. Plus: Most of the media is still doing fake balance in favor of Trump, the pivotal scandal that knocked Chris Christie out as the 2016 frontrunner—and may have opened the door to you-know-who—and Tim shares details about a kiss he wanted but never got. 
Ex-Christie aide Maria Comella and Trio members Sam Stein and Will Sommer join Tim Miller.
show notes:

Tim’s updated list of additional Democratic candidates to support in “The Triad”

Will’s “False Flag” newsletter

The Trio on Youtube or on Substack

The campaign site for Montana’s Sam Forstag

The Bulwark’s campaign to help the Haitian community of Springfield

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Vigilance is still in order, but Trump’s efforts to rig the midterms have so far flopped. And that includes Trump’s self-sabotaging of his own plan to blame China for hacking our voting machines. But should the Dems win back Congress, they’re going to be busy tracing all the money that was stolen for the ballroom, the arch, and Pentagon contracts with Trump family members. Plus: Evan discusses his new book, which memorializes both his 16 months in Russian captivity—and the recent history of Russia at war under Putin.
Amanda Carpenter and Evan Gershkovich join Tim Miller.
show notes:

Evan’s book, “This Cursed Beautiful Land”

Protect Democracy’s Substack

Andrew in “Morning Shots” on impeaching Trump again

Sam and Will on Texas’s Bo French

The Bulwark’s campaign to help the Haitian community of Springfield

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