Republicans Can Smell Trump’s Weakness | The Next Level
Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and JVL sort through a wild week: GOP women turning on Mike Johnson, MTG flexing her new “America First” identity, Elise Stefanik scrambling as a primary threat appears in her race for NY governor, Trump’s snoozy decline, Hegseth’s utter incompetence around Venezuela, and the fight over tariffs and executive power heading towards SCOTUS.
Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and JVL sort through a wild week: GOP women turning on Mike Johnson, MTG flexing her new “America First” identity, Elise Stefanik scrambling as a primary threat appears in her race for NY governor, Trump’s snoozy decline, Hegseth’s utter incompetence around Venezuela, and the fight over tariffs and executive power heading towards SCOTUS.
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