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

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