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Russia Wanted to Embarrass Trump—and It Worked (w/ Susan Glasser) | The Bulwark Podcast

2025-11-20 News & Politics
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Analyzing Oligarchic Corruption and the Failure of Institutional Checks

Discover how elite tech titans align with autocratic figures while Congress fails to curb executive overreach, providing critical context for understanding rapid political decay.

Short Summary

  • Trump’s envoy is allegedly collaborating with Russia on a biased Ukraine peace deal, exposing deep Washington factionalism.
  • Donald Trump suffered a rare legislative defeat regarding the Epstein disclosure vote, signaling potential cracks in his absolute party loyalty.
  • Elite tech leaders dined with MBS following Trump’s defense of the Saudi Crown Prince, showcasing a grotesque alignment of wealth and autocratic power.
  • The Trump campaign is weaponizing fear via aggressive ICE tactics targeting immigrants, mirroring the systemic abuse seen in the attempt to prosecute Jim Comey. This analysis breaks down these confluence of events—foreign policy concessions, domestic retribution, and elite complicity—mapping the current trajectory of unchecked governance.

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Tim Cook and the other tech titans who dined with bone saw murderer MBS—and who've given millions to Trump to knock down our history for his gilded ballroom—expect the people who use their products every day to protect American democracy, while they reap its benefits to freely act against the public's interest. Meanwhile, Trump's special envoy is acting like an agent of the Russian government, and POTUS shows yet again that he is not a tough negotiator. Plus, Stephen Miller is spreading fear by design, Trump's Epstein capitulation is still worth savoring, and Tim shares his postmortem on his Kamala interview. The New Yorker's Susan Glasser joins Tim Miller. Show Notes: - Susan and Peter Baker's book, "The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021": https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-divider-trump-in-the-white-house-2017-2021-peter-baker/b537146c5eda653d - Tim's interview with Kamala in Nashville: https://youtu.be/GKYTnwuyuJo Exclusive $45-off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/BULWARK. Promo Code BULWARK Take our quick survey and help us make The Bulwark even better. https://bit.ly/bulwarkvideo Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@M.Wildman 2025-11-20

The US is now a threat to its own allies and an ally to to its own enemies.

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@ryanb8682 2025-11-20

The office of US president is open to the highest bidder which makes Trump a national security risk. He should be impeached asap.

765 24 replies
@Revelationtoday2025 2025-11-20

I suggest we take all of trumps “money” and give it to Ukraine with absolutely no restrictions.

746 15 replies
@matthewsmith3660 2025-11-20

History of Europe tells us that if you appease a dictator, it does not bring peace.

626 27 replies
@jlgcannuck 2025-11-20

Red Carpet for Russia, defended MBS in the Oval Office when a reporter asked a legitimate question , yelled at Ukraine President as not being grateful enough and having no cards, calling Canadians "nasty" and hard to deal with. Quite the record from the President of the USA.

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@chrismathis4162 2025-11-20

You can’t embarrass a man who has no shame.

381 10 replies
@PennyAmedee 2025-11-21

No one can explain to me how Trump gets away with the most disgusting behavior we have ever witnessed from a president!

200 26 replies
@Braisin-Raisin 2025-11-21

Yesterday 80 years ago was the start of the Nurenberg trials, probably the most important trials in modern time. It established that following illegal orders did not exempt personal responsibility, it started international laws of human rights. Nobody is exempted or safe from punishment for acts against humanity. Never again, never forget. From Germany

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@AlWallace-v1e 2025-11-21

Tech billionaires have absolutely no integrity.

86 2 replies
@450Chicago 2025-11-21

Speaking of treason -- collusion with Russia against our allies in Europe! What's the penalty for that again?

11 1 replies

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