Not Hurricane Katrina, just Hurricane Trump, destroying everything in his path. It's completely obvious to most by now that he doesn't care about the American people.
I think this episode and often many on the The Bulwark try to find the logic in what Trump does or should do politically to pivot, when the reality of this regime is best expressed by the title of this episode, "The Mad King Takes the Mic".
Trump is narcissistic, racist, misogynous, corrupt, morally bankrupt and uninterested in policy. He has surrounded himself with loyalists who I suspect tell him what he wants to hear - we've seen his publicly broadcast cabinet meetings. In Trump 1.0, he ran the country like a family owned enterprise. In Trump 2.0, he has taken it to another level by running the country like a crime syndicate.
In the context of what will Trump do or say, and given the people around him, it's not in the context of what past Presidents have done or what normal people might do that is relevant. He's all about intimidation, blaming others and lying. All of those traits have served him well for most of his life - see Epstein Files, January 6th, among many other validations. I don't anticipate any changes going forward, so it's basically meaningless to point towards others for indications of what Trump may or may not do. He is a uniquely bad guy out for himself - a true mad king who shouldn't be viewed any other way.
Well, I am most favorably impressed with this new weekly addendum to the Morning Shots Newsletter, AKA the Morning Chaser. Wow. Thank you and please keep up this great new addition to the Bulwark.
It's the Golden Age for the Epstein Class / Wealthy Elites. Voters think Trump is promising that he will make their lives better but they misunderstood that he is telling then that he will make thing better for himself, his family and the Wealthy Elites.
I get the feeling Bill might be going to bed early, like me. Who can stomach watching this clown who is the president? I can get the cliff notes and clips tomorrow!
I think it's worth repeating that people who are here legally and have followed our rules are now "illegal" because Trump changed the rules in the middle of the game. These are not the ones who overstayed their visas. They're students, refugees and many others who suddenly have found themselves on the wrong side and it's patently unfair of us.
I have to take issue with Bill's line there about the economy being decent right now, which has been echoed a lot lately on the Bulwark. There's so much more to it than simply 'GDP go up = good'. This completely ignores the impact of who is affected by inflation the most and who is receiving the wealth from that increase to GDP. Only people who are already wealthy and can absorb and ignore the effects of inflation are seeing any benefit, everybody else is earning less while costs continue to rise. In a country that already has such extreme wealth inequality, that is not a sign of a healthy economy, it's a sign of a unhealthy and worsening economy.
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And good for Bill for pointing out that Trump's not pivoted on mass deportations.
Not Hurricane Katrina, just Hurricane Trump, destroying everything in his path. It's completely obvious to most by now that he doesn't care about the American people.
I think this episode and often many on the The Bulwark try to find the logic in what Trump does or should do politically to pivot, when the reality of this regime is best expressed by the title of this episode, "The Mad King Takes the Mic".
Trump is narcissistic, racist, misogynous, corrupt, morally bankrupt and uninterested in policy. He has surrounded himself with loyalists who I suspect tell him what he wants to hear - we've seen his publicly broadcast cabinet meetings. In Trump 1.0, he ran the country like a family owned enterprise. In Trump 2.0, he has taken it to another level by running the country like a crime syndicate.
In the context of what will Trump do or say, and given the people around him, it's not in the context of what past Presidents have done or what normal people might do that is relevant. He's all about intimidation, blaming others and lying. All of those traits have served him well for most of his life - see Epstein Files, January 6th, among many other validations. I don't anticipate any changes going forward, so it's basically meaningless to point towards others for indications of what Trump may or may not do. He is a uniquely bad guy out for himself - a true mad king who shouldn't be viewed any other way.
Well, I am most favorably impressed with this new weekly addendum to the Morning Shots Newsletter, AKA the Morning Chaser. Wow. Thank you and please keep up this great new addition to the Bulwark.
Your facial expressions are cracking me up Bill Kristol!!
Morning chaser…I love the name! Thanks for the extra content.
The Golden Age Trump promised is absolutely here.
It's the Golden Age for the Epstein Class / Wealthy Elites. Voters think Trump is promising that he will make their lives better but they misunderstood that he is telling then that he will make thing better for himself, his family and the Wealthy Elites.
I like it! boy that week went fast
Love the morning chasers!!!! Great content!!
I would bet that Trump will talk about cancelling elections tonight. I think there is even a chance that he will actually announce this.
He will digress from any scripted speech, as he usually does. And then we will get stream of consciousness from his dementia-addled brain.
I get the feeling Bill might be going to bed early, like me. Who can stomach watching this clown who is the president? I can get the cliff notes and clips tomorrow!
I like this program, although I do not watch it in real time. please keep it up
It's a very low erosion given all the damage he's done. Whatta country.
I think it's worth repeating that people who are here legally and have followed our rules are now "illegal" because Trump changed the rules in the middle of the game. These are not the ones who overstayed their visas. They're students, refugees and many others who suddenly have found themselves on the wrong side and it's patently unfair of us.
I have to take issue with Bill's line there about the economy being decent right now, which has been echoed a lot lately on the Bulwark. There's so much more to it than simply 'GDP go up = good'. This completely ignores the impact of who is affected by inflation the most and who is receiving the wealth from that increase to GDP. Only people who are already wealthy and can absorb and ignore the effects of inflation are seeing any benefit, everybody else is earning less while costs continue to rise. In a country that already has such extreme wealth inequality, that is not a sign of a healthy economy, it's a sign of a unhealthy and worsening economy.
(Re-post of an original message that had some errors, so just deleted it to avoid confusion.)
I like these new Tuesday shows!