Trump’s Story on the Iran War Changed 5 Times in 48 Hours (w/ Bill Kristol) | The Bulwark Podcast

The man in charge is bluffing, blustering, and trying to manipulate the markets by claiming that the administration is in negotiations with Iran and was holding off on further military strikes. Israel's reaction was to drop more bombs on Iran, and the regime itself used Trump's own lines against him in its response. In any event, Iran has shown it can close the Strait of Hormuz, which is much more of a power move than the degradation of Tehran's missile capacity. With the war hitting Americans financially in their daily lives—and Trump now refusing a deal to fund TSA—the Dems have to hammer home that it's POTUS who has delivered higher gas prices and long lines at the airport. Plus, JD is in a job bind, the head of FEMA has a teleporting issue, and Trump showed utter depravity over the passing of Bob Mueller. Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller. Right now, go to https://Quince.com/thebulwark for free shipping and 365-day returns Go right now to https://sundaysfordogs.com/BULWARK50 and get  50% off your first order. Or, you can use code BULWARK50 at checkout Show Notes: Monday's "Morning Shots": https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/better-to-taco-than-not-to-taco-trump-iran-war-threat-power-plants-strait-hormuz-oil?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web "Bulwark on Sunday" with Bill and Catherine: https://youtube.com/live/qQT63wCMeQU?feature=share Tim's and Bill's 'Bulwark Take' on Trump's reaction to Mueller's death: https://youtu.be/nQFbRFHDZYs Yeats' poem, "To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/12882/to-a-friend-whose-work-has-come-to-nothing The real "Baghdad Bob": https://www.newsmuseum.pt/en/duelos/saddams-gatekeeper Chapters: 00:00:00 Cold Open 00:00:30 Stupid War Update Begins 00:02:30 Trump Blinks On Iran Threats 00:05:35 No Plan And Escalation Risks 00:08:57 Iran Response And Credibility Crisis 00:12:05 Ad Break Quince 00:13:22 Economic Fallout And Energy Prices 00:19:04 Political And Economic Backlash 00:25:08 DHS Shutdown And Airport Chaos 00:29:09 Ad Break Sundays 00:31:05 Democratic Messaging Strategy 00:36:17 JD Vance Disappears And Hungary Trip 00:39:27 Trump Posts And Mueller Reaction 00:45:56 Yates Poem And Honor Vs Shamelessness 00:49:39 FEMA Official Teleportation Story Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join