Mark Hertling: Trump’s Team Has No Clue What They’re Doing

Heaping scorn and disdain on Europe, Trump called its countries decaying and its leaders weak, but the U.S. likely needs Europe more than they need us. And while POTUS is whining that Zelensky won't consider his rigged deal with Putin, the corruption of Trump's negotiating team is off the charts, with Witkoff and Kushner trying to work a land deal rather than a peace treaty. Meanwhile, the boat bombings seem to be about performative politics, Hegseth is pushing out another high-ranking black officer—for voicing concerns about the strikes on alleged drug-runners in the Caribbean—and where is the video of that Sept 2 restrike that killed two survivors? Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins Tim Miller. Show Notes: Hertling's piece on Trump's new National Security Strategy: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-national-security-strategy-ways-means-ends-trump-foreign-policy-china-iran-russia-north-korea?r=af2rj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Hertling on the potential misuse of Special Forces in the boat strikes: https://substack.com/@markhertling/note/p-180836963?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=af2rj Remembering National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, by Hertling: https://substack.com/@markhertling/note/p-180293959?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=af2rj Email for Tim's mailbag: [email protected] Trump's Politico interview: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/09/trump-dasha-burns-interview-europe-immigration-ukraine-00682016?utm_content=topic/politics&utm_source=flipboard Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/BULWARK. Promo Code BULWARK Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join