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Trump’s Corruption Is So Gigantic That People Can’t Grasp It (w/ Bill Kristol) | The Bulwark Podcast

2025-11-03 News & Politics
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Critique of Media Bias, Biden’s Illegal War Declaration, and Democratic Political Fractures

Analyze the media’s handling of Donald Trump's latest claims and critique the Biden administration's accelerating authoritarian posture abroad and concerning domestic law enforcement. This discussion details critical political vulnerabilities and strategic failures democrats face ahead of key elections.

Short Summary

  • Host Tim Miller and Bill Kristol expose that 60 Minutes secretly paid Trump to settle a prior lawsuit, yet failed to air the admission.
  • The hosts identify the current military action against Venezuela/Caribbean groups as an illegal war that officially violates the War Powers Act timeframe.
  • Polling shows Democrats maintain a weak lead in the generic ballot despite deep voter dissatisfaction with the party’s overall handling of issues.
  • The segment concludes that Democratic leadership cohesion is damaged by refusing to openly reject Cuomo amid the New York Mayor race controversy.

Tim Miller and Bill Kristol dissect Donald Trump's recent 60 Minutes interview, focusing on admitted lawsuit payoffs and persistent election lies. They pivot to criticize the Biden administration's questionable military actions and ongoing political strategies concerning upcoming state elections and progressive candidates. The conversation stresses that the Democratic Party must demonstrate strength to win back alienated voters.

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CBS News heavily edited its ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Trump, not only removing his lies about 2020, but also conveniently cutting the part about how the news show paid him off for his bogus lawsuit over a Kamala interview last year. That payoff may well have been how the one-time legendary news network landed a 90-minute interview with Trump to begin with. Meanwhile, the ‘peace’ president is conducting an illegal war in the Caribbean, and also happens to know nothing about the crypto magnate he just pardoned—even though he’s funneling billions to the Trump family’s crypto venture. Plus, Dems are definitely united in wanting the party to show some cojones, Republicans are trying some rage bait against Mamdani, and the ‘strong’ president who won a ‘big’ mandate has not been invited to campaign the night before tomorrow’s elections. Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller. Show Notes:  - Bill's "Bulwark on Sunday" with Ryan Goodman: https://youtube.com/live/lUeaFCu-fSw?feature=share - Get $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants in every box - when you go to https://Wildgrain.com/THEBULWARK to start your subscription. - Get 30% off your first order from Soul at https://GetSoul.com with promo code THEBULWARK - Go to https://mackweldon.com and get 20% off your first order of $125 or more, with promo code THEBULWARK  - Our listeners get 10% off their first month at https://BetterHelp.com/THEBULWARK  Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@SuzanAllbritton 2025-11-03

I don’t understand crypto but I understand grifting . And Trump does it in spades.

413 16 replies
@suzirussell9012 2025-11-03

Don’t need to understand crypto: guy plead guilty, Trump family making billions, Agent Orange pardons him. CORRUPT.

326 11 replies
@AnonymousAnonymous-he7re 2025-11-03

So the question is, why don’t ALL of the news networks, together, refuse to interview Trump anymore…because he literally lies all of the time. Just a waste of time. Like interviewing the loon on the street corner who is yelling at the mailbox.

286 24 replies
@Trena-y6o 2025-11-04

Nobody is telling him he is delusional because everyone around him is feeding him the delusions.

257 14 replies
@nanceallegretti393 2025-11-03

After CBS paid off Trump, I stopped watching 60 minutes. Lost confidence in their reporting. Trump lies, they ignore it just like Maga

256 8 replies
@CrimeThinkBeats 2025-11-03

The mainstream corporate "news" media like 60 mins et al. are wholely complicit in normalizing Donald Trump. They need to be excoriated and publicly shamed every single day for their unwillingness to grill corrupt actors like Trump. They are sickening.

174 8 replies
@HS-fm9kv 2025-11-03

Is in plain daylight- selling pardons for billions.

106 1 replies
@deerobins9086 2025-11-03

Uk here. Isnt there enough punishing children by starving them across the globe? This is the worst he can go. Bloated bellies, hollow eyes. Trump has never felt hungry one day in his life. That will be his punishment. 😡😡

86 4 replies
@ClaudiaKuhns-eq3kz 2025-11-03

Psychopaths can nearly always pass a lie detector test. They lack a conscience.

78 3 replies
@PTlinedance 2025-11-04

The corruption of this administration is astounding.

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