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Secret Podcast Preview: Republicans Built the Machine That's Now Destroying Them

2026-05-29 News & Politics
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Full episodes of The Secret Podcast are available to paid members of The Bulwark on YouTube, Substack and Apple Podcasts. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TXotlSEuccA Watch the full episode on Substack: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/a-cage-fight-for-america Sarah and JVL talk about the ongoing meltdown of Trump’s Freedom 250 event; the inappropriateness of putting a UFC cage fight on the White House lawn; John Cornyn’s sudden understanding of what Trump is; and Bari Weiss’s murder of 60 minutes. It’s a good show / short show because we’re both playing hurt today, so forgive us if we’re not at our most dazzling. Read JVL’s Triad newsletter about 60 Minutes: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-murder-of-60-minutes

Top Comments (10)

@renamendel2662 2026-05-29

I'm not in the mood to celebrate America's 250th either, Sarah.

183 11 replies
@Tony-kr6lm 2026-05-29

Nero throwing a gladiator duel to distract the peasants

148 12 replies
@lumen_intrare 2026-05-29

a federal judge just ruled that the president has to remove his name from the kennedy center building, website, everything, and he cannot close it even during renovations.

93 8 replies
@desertfoxleo 2026-05-29

So Trump lied to those musical acts about the Freedom 250 event…this is my shocked face…

85 4 replies
@BigNoseDog 2026-05-29

Two men trying to kill each other. That seems like the perfect metaphor for what America has become.

75 4 replies
@nctrailcam81 2026-05-29

I remember 1976. Back then, despite the issues, we had hope for an American future,

43 1 replies
@tangledcharlotte 2026-05-29

Times were not great in 1976. They were bad, in fact, but the Bicentennial still managed to be upbeat and nonpartisan. Having a decent human being in the White House seems to matter.

22 1 replies
@cate1972 2026-05-29

Texas had to pay out restitution for paxton retaliating against whistleblowers in his office

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@chriscastlesongs 2026-05-29

Everything else aside... I raised my kids to be non-violent. Spelling bees, chess matches, maybe some 1-on-1 basketball. And I cannot believe that THIS is what we're propping up to our children.

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@LWfanboy 2026-05-29

If DC hosts a State Fair, does that make them a state?

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