Tom Nichols: There’s Something Wrong with the President

13 May 2026 · 1h 4m

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p’s recent insomnia-induced, Obama-obsessed posting spree showed a level of paranoia and delusion that should be raising real concerns about the mental health of our commander-in-chief. The new blotch on his neck to go with the giant bruises on his hands is not helping matters. Is the DOJ mulling a $10 billion IRS settlement with Trump to try to ease his emotional distress over his seeming loss in Iran? Plus, Gorka’s half-baked “official” counterterrorism strategy, Tim did ask Comey about the Hillary email investigation in a previous interview, and the poll numbers for POTUS are worse than they were after Jan 6.

Tom Nichols joins Tim Miller for a special LIVE pod.

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Tom on the administration's counterterrorism strategy
Tim's interview with Comey last year
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