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JD Vance Is Flirting With Extremists (w/ Will Sommer) | The Bulwark Podcast

2025-12-16 News & Politics
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The people running the Republican grassroots are nativist populists, and it's a space where opposition to Israel thrives, along with a heaping serving of antisemitism. Candace's wild theories about the Charlie Kirk assassination has had a big impact among the young who get their news from TikTok and Instagram. And JD—who is the top-billed speaker at this year's AmericaFest—is sending signals that he's absorbing the nativist and anti-Zionist views among right-wing influencers like Tucker. Plus, Susie Wiles dishes on Trump and other top figures, and Stephen Miller's wife is running a North Korea-style podcast with some of the biggest names in the administration—but with virtually no audience. Will Sommer joins Tim Miller. Show Notes: Will's "False Flag" newsletter: https://www.thebulwark.com/s/false-flag The recent Atlantic piece that Tim referenced: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/american-anti-semitism-youth/685261/?gift=AO0MhSsTDaHgiP_RxFGfByrxQb5bzs4PVDyY3JCev1s&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Susie Wiles interview with Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-susie-wiles-interview-exclusive-part-1?srsltid=AfmBOor0sFymIqOCNhedbJCTici1O1mK0IVXYjQpgSDshUA_ECySx0i2 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

Top Comments (10)

@missrollergirl 2025-12-16

What would we do without Will Sommer?? He REALLY IS The Maga Whisperer *Thank you for Your Service Will*

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@badluck5647 2025-12-16

Antisemitism is like flat earthers. I can't believe we haven't eliminated this level of ignorance centuries ago.

106 16 replies
@jonitickel8927 2025-12-16

Will Sommer is a GREAT gossip. Appreciation to him and to Bulwark for recognising the talent.

76 4 replies
@lyledal 2025-12-16

If you "get your news from Instagram or Tiktok reels," you are *not* getting news.

70 9 replies
@Kasaaz 2025-12-16

It takes someone with a very particular temperament to do what Will does. I’ll forever respect and appreciate him for that.

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@cindycresswell8124 2025-12-17

Being against the policies of Israel’s government is very much different than being against all Jews. Those are very different things.

55 12 replies
@marymckenzie9298 2025-12-16

How Bannon is still relevant after the knowledge of how close he was with Epstein is beyond me.

47 1 replies
@marckroll9544 2025-12-16

Owens having 8 million followers, is depraved and disgusting.

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@delta5297 2025-12-16

America's foreign policy for the past few decades _has_ been too pro-Israel, but the solution to that is not anti-Semitism.

29 1 replies
@DR32000 2025-12-16

When Will was first hired I was kind of iffy on if he would fit in at the bulwark, now I am eating up his content lol

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