Bill Kristol: This Is the Trump Flailing Phase

Nearly a week after the midterms, Trump made a feeble rigged election claim. He also made a phony offer to work with Democrats on an immigration deal, hoping somehow to distract them from their oversight powers. And like a true mob boss, Trump elevated tough guy Stephen Miller to keep the administration from falling apart—and to protect the grift. But he knows he was swamped in a massive defeat and that the country now has the possibility of a very different future. Still, the ICE terror state is ongoing, and the Dems have to push for the release of nonviolent immigrants from the internment camps. Plus: Now we know Bill had just about the right amount of hopium, the polling misses continued, Trump will play game show host in choosing a successor in ’28, and he sure looks like he subverted our national security interests just for a $25 million bribe for his ballroom. 

Bill Kristol (Mr. Right) joins Tim Miller.

show notes:

• Sarah on how committed GOP voters are coping
• Video of Texas voters celebrating Hinojosa’s and Talarico’s wins, which Bill mentioned
• Scott Colom’s ad featuring the home of Medgar Evers
• JVL on JD’s options now
• The Bulwark store
• Closing Song: MJ Lenderman - “She’s Leaving You”