Alex Wagner

So I will say the inspectors general are not a bunch of like... liberal party animals, right? Like they're very circumspect. They're very by the book. One of them who I talked to, Michael Missal, was the inspector general for the VA, where there's like, you know, it's a sprawling bureaucracy and you definitely want the hands on the captain's wheel in terms of waste, fraud, and abuse.

So I will say the inspectors general are not a bunch of like... liberal party animals, right? Like they're very circumspect. They're very by the book. One of them who I talked to, Michael Missal, was the inspector general for the VA, where there's like, you know, it's a sprawling bureaucracy and you definitely want the hands on the captain's wheel in terms of waste, fraud, and abuse.

So I will say the inspectors general are not a bunch of like... liberal party animals, right? Like they're very circumspect. They're very by the book. One of them who I talked to, Michael Missal, was the inspector general for the VA, where there's like, you know, it's a sprawling bureaucracy and you definitely want the hands on the captain's wheel in terms of waste, fraud, and abuse.

There's like a number, I feel like there's constantly stories of scandals unfolding at the VA having to do with waste, fraud, and abuse. And he is actually part of a group of several inspectors general who this week have decided to sue the administration for wrongful termination because there's a very clear playbook or set of protocols by which you can fire an inspector general.

There's like a number, I feel like there's constantly stories of scandals unfolding at the VA having to do with waste, fraud, and abuse. And he is actually part of a group of several inspectors general who this week have decided to sue the administration for wrongful termination because there's a very clear playbook or set of protocols by which you can fire an inspector general.

There's like a number, I feel like there's constantly stories of scandals unfolding at the VA having to do with waste, fraud, and abuse. And he is actually part of a group of several inspectors general who this week have decided to sue the administration for wrongful termination because there's a very clear playbook or set of protocols by which you can fire an inspector general.

And Trump, of course, didn't follow it. So I do think while they may not have... the sharpest language and not have the most revelatory ideas about why they were fired and the mendacity of this administration, they're not going quietly into the night.

And Trump, of course, didn't follow it. So I do think while they may not have... the sharpest language and not have the most revelatory ideas about why they were fired and the mendacity of this administration, they're not going quietly into the night.

And Trump, of course, didn't follow it. So I do think while they may not have... the sharpest language and not have the most revelatory ideas about why they were fired and the mendacity of this administration, they're not going quietly into the night.

I mean, they are going to fight back in the, I think the most buttoned up, you know, lawful way possible, but they're raising their hands and legally and saying, you can't do this to us. That's resistance. The resistance as we see is all in the courts, Tim. And I think there's the good and the bad, right? Some of the courts are going to be great.

I mean, they are going to fight back in the, I think the most buttoned up, you know, lawful way possible, but they're raising their hands and legally and saying, you can't do this to us. That's resistance. The resistance as we see is all in the courts, Tim. And I think there's the good and the bad, right? Some of the courts are going to be great.

I mean, they are going to fight back in the, I think the most buttoned up, you know, lawful way possible, but they're raising their hands and legally and saying, you can't do this to us. That's resistance. The resistance as we see is all in the courts, Tim. And I think there's the good and the bad, right? Some of the courts are going to be great.

If we get to the Supreme Court, I think Trump has a real shot of getting a lot of what he wants, if not everything he wants. So, I mean, the other part of the resistance is the American public. And I do think it's been distressing to see the lack of engagement on any of these topics that should fire up the American citizenry.

If we get to the Supreme Court, I think Trump has a real shot of getting a lot of what he wants, if not everything he wants. So, I mean, the other part of the resistance is the American public. And I do think it's been distressing to see the lack of engagement on any of these topics that should fire up the American citizenry.

If we get to the Supreme Court, I think Trump has a real shot of getting a lot of what he wants, if not everything he wants. So, I mean, the other part of the resistance is the American public. And I do think it's been distressing to see the lack of engagement on any of these topics that should fire up the American citizenry.

Very, very, very limp. I mean, I think that the legal front, first of all, they've been ready for this, you know, before the, even the election, these legal groups, they knew what was coming and they were prepared in the state AGs hats off to them. They've been tenacious and very fast and, But the courts are the courts. And we are talking about politics here.

Very, very, very limp. I mean, I think that the legal front, first of all, they've been ready for this, you know, before the, even the election, these legal groups, they knew what was coming and they were prepared in the state AGs hats off to them. They've been tenacious and very fast and, But the courts are the courts. And we are talking about politics here.

Very, very, very limp. I mean, I think that the legal front, first of all, they've been ready for this, you know, before the, even the election, these legal groups, they knew what was coming and they were prepared in the state AGs hats off to them. They've been tenacious and very fast and, But the courts are the courts. And we are talking about politics here.

And I talked to Chris Ruffo yesterday, the architect of a lot of Trump's anti-woke agenda. And he's like, we got the public is with us 100%. And until and unless there is real public disfavor and a sense that the public isn't with them, then maybe they're right.

And I talked to Chris Ruffo yesterday, the architect of a lot of Trump's anti-woke agenda. And he's like, we got the public is with us 100%. And until and unless there is real public disfavor and a sense that the public isn't with them, then maybe they're right.