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Trump Is off the Ballot—Now the Cracks Show (w/ David French) | The Bulwark Podcast

2025-12-11 News & Politics
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Republican disunity is being obscured by affection for Trump, but just below the surface, MAGA is being pulled apart at the seams. At the same time, the administration is busy committing war crimes while conducting an illegal, nonsensical war, and the FBI is investing progressive groups for their views. The state of free speech protections may be worse than during the Red Scare. Meanwhile, SCOTUS keeps shaping the power of the presidency, Tucker and Candace's conspiracies and Israel fear-mongering are way past an act, and the Andrew Tates of the manosphere are giving cover to men who just want to be a**holes. David French joins Tim Miller. Show Notes: David's recent piece on MAGA: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/opinion/tennessee-trump-special-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.708.NjLp.3NcfC_gfSPeH&smid=url-share Ken Klippenstein on the FBI investigating progressive groups: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-list-of-extremists-is-coming?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web NYT on the Trump administration helping out Andrew Tate: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/us/andrew-tate-barron-trump-romania.html David's podcast, "Advisory Opinions": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/advisory-opinions/id1490993194 Get up to 55% off at Babbel.com/BULWARK.  Turn your expensive wireless present into a huge wireless savings future by switching to Mint. Shop Mint Unlimited Plans at MINTMOBILE.com/bulwark Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@Amanda-wv1sn 2025-12-11

REDISTRICTING IN INDIANA JUST SOUNDLY DEFEATED

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@rubidiamond6921 2025-12-11

They are so incredibly evil, sick, racist, careless, heartless. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

152 9 replies
@lizadedeaux 2025-12-11

Thank You to Indiana Republicans for voting down disenfranchising large swaths of citizens who deserve representation❤❤

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@PeaceAndLove2525 2025-12-11

I’m on Elizabeth, CO and our Conservative school board was taken over by a MAGA majority school board and the traditional Republicans were vicious harassed and bullied until they finally resigned — handing the entire board over to the crazies to appoint their MAGA friends to those vacant seats. It’s been an absolute nightmare. We’re being sued by the ACLU for banning books; sued by a former employee who was fired because she had the audacity to speak up about the book ban; and multiple open meeting lawsuits. And they’re losing ALL these lawsuits. They’ve, basically, bankrupt the school district.

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@JonathonXxX 2025-12-11

If there ever was an anti-christ this guy and his regime definitely qualifies.

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@dmmurphy2025 2025-12-11

I stood in line in Georgia for almost an hour to vote for the public service commissioner. I think most people in that line felt like they were voting against the administration, rather than for candidates that we basically know nothing about

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@MarkThevenot 2025-12-11

I'm really confused how we can see how 'dark' this administration is, and yet people still support him. How do they not see it? The corruption is in plain sight.

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@susanadams164 2025-12-11

They don't want to mess with the feed because it's money. They gleefully rip up precedent when it suits their owners wishes.

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@AndrewBurris-pj3wl 2025-12-11

Proud to be a Hoosier right now! They rejected the fascist cartography initiative!🎉🎉

33 1 replies
@TheSqueet 2025-12-12

My favorite kind of nerdiness when listening to Tim and David French.

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