Trump Made an Insane Bet on a Risky War (w/ Derek Thompson) | The Bulwark Podcast

Trump doesn’t care about democracy in the US. Do you think he really cares about democracy around the rest of the world.

Didn't y'all read Project 2025? For fucksakes, it was laid out.

I think the country is dangerously close to finding out what he was doing with young girls and children

When Derek said that Trump thought he could send in some drones then "poof, a democracy" I had to do a double take. Dump does not want a democracy anywhere. He wants a dictator that will help him become wealthier.

I know everyone hates comparisons to weimar germany but one of the key precursors to the rise of Nazism was the normalization of the government using emergency powers to get its way.

Irish here, the price of fuel has increased over the last few days. We ran out of home heating oil yesterday and our regular supplier who we are dealing with over the last 20 years (and normally deliver next day) told us it will be a week before they can deliver and can’t confirm the price!

The desire of Congress to take no responsibility for solving problems and instead cede power to the Executive is at the root of much of this. In my opinion, Congress should reserve powers in general and hand off power to the Executive only in specific circumstances and times. Congress can and should reverse this situation.

Excellent pitch, Tim, re bringing Derek on board!

What an incredible conversation. Thank you both.

All these old emergency powers need to be purged from the books