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Trump Doesn’t Sound Right. Just Listen to Him. | Secret Podcast Preview

2025-12-13 News & Politics
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Paid members of the Bulwark's YouTube channel can watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/u2K8iTxu3pQ If you're a member of the Bulwark's Substack, watch here: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/fear-the-reaper Donald Trump isn’t just attacking the press, he’s trying to own it. JVL and Sarah Longwell discuss how Trump is using merger approvals, billionaire allies, and corporate pressure to bend major media companies to his will, from CNN and CBS to the broader tech and news ecosystem. They explain why media consolidation creates a dangerous opening for political intimidation, how this power play has nothing to do with conservatism and everything to do with control, and why independent outlets like The Bulwark matter more than ever in an era where money, media, and government are colliding. Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@brownel2 2025-12-13

Canada's boycott of bourbon is costing Scott Jennings' state of Kentucky millions. You're welcome.

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@KarenHayes-fi5fu 2025-12-13

We are alarmed. My state rep is a Trumper. I’m on the streets protesting at 75 years old with my walker. The norms of society are crumbling and the dems are playing by rules that no longer exist.

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@Orwell-df4pf 2025-12-13

The reason they saw Biden's age but not Trump's is the same thing you were talking about: conservatives own the media.

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@suzannepoole8617 2025-12-13

I guess I was born defiant in an adverse environment 70 years ago. Abandoned and Orphaned. A girl in a man's world with no protection. But smart and studious and made it to college on scholarship. Despite all the odds. Even scraped and scrapped and worked so hard to give myself and my children a better life and create a better world. And along comes Trump. Who embodies just about everything that has ever been wrong in America. Hell No. He's just a naked example of what is wrong in our house and that we need a deep clean. We're not having it. My children and your children are about the future and not these moldy old men and what they want.

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@adria89 2025-12-13

The White House is not a nursing home. Voters need to stop voting in retirees.

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@catherineclark4955 2025-12-13

Hippies weren’t crazy. We were just committed to trying to change an oppressive patriarchal society

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@ronaldharding9077 2025-12-13

I am totally against political violence but I hope every day for a medical intervention

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@mikelepard6565 2025-12-13

I'm old enough to remember when conservatives would have called me a Socialist for saying the federal government needs to do more to enforce anti-trust law.

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@EvelynSimpson-g5g 2025-12-13

JVL's comment on the paving of Indiana's roads was stellar. It is shockingly noticeable when you drive through that state how bad their roads are.

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@DallasLyon-u4i 2025-12-14

Some of us are alarmed. But our voice is limited to contacting our congressional reps and voting.

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