Bill Kristol

It's also important, I think, to note the contrast between, again, as I mentioned, kind of this West Point speech in the video and Hegseth where they're talking about how our warfighters are tough and we're not doing drag shows anymore and our military is just going to be strong again versus, again, this statement which –

It's also important, I think, to note the contrast between, again, as I mentioned, kind of this West Point speech in the video and Hegseth where they're talking about how our warfighters are tough and we're not doing drag shows anymore and our military is just going to be strong again versus, again, this statement which –

is pretty weak, frankly, which is essentially not threatening Vladimir Putin with any military response at all, just kind of doing a psychoanalysis of him. But to me, the most interesting thing about it, and I think that this is genuine, he starts it by saying, I always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin. And I think there is a psychoanalysis element of this, where

is pretty weak, frankly, which is essentially not threatening Vladimir Putin with any military response at all, just kind of doing a psychoanalysis of him. But to me, the most interesting thing about it, and I think that this is genuine, he starts it by saying, I always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin. And I think there is a psychoanalysis element of this, where

is pretty weak, frankly, which is essentially not threatening Vladimir Putin with any military response at all, just kind of doing a psychoanalysis of him. But to me, the most interesting thing about it, and I think that this is genuine, he starts it by saying, I always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin. And I think there is a psychoanalysis element of this, where

I don't think that's a put-on. I think Trump thinks he and Putin had a very good relationship because I don't think Trump has any real friends. I don't think Trump has any complex relationships with people that have good and bad inside them and where they've gone through struggles together and come out the other side. I don't think he has any real friendships.

I don't think that's a put-on. I think Trump thinks he and Putin had a very good relationship because I don't think Trump has any real friends. I don't think Trump has any complex relationships with people that have good and bad inside them and where they've gone through struggles together and come out the other side. I don't think he has any real friendships.

I don't think that's a put-on. I think Trump thinks he and Putin had a very good relationship because I don't think Trump has any real friends. I don't think Trump has any complex relationships with people that have good and bad inside them and where they've gone through struggles together and come out the other side. I don't think he has any real friendships.

I think his judgment of a good relationship is if somebody's nice to me, we have a good relationship. If somebody's mean to me, we have a bad relationship. It's like a very childlike assessment of human nature. And so as insane as this seems, I think it's possible that Trump really has been surprised by this.

I think his judgment of a good relationship is if somebody's nice to me, we have a good relationship. If somebody's mean to me, we have a bad relationship. It's like a very childlike assessment of human nature. And so as insane as this seems, I think it's possible that Trump really has been surprised by this.

I think his judgment of a good relationship is if somebody's nice to me, we have a good relationship. If somebody's mean to me, we have a bad relationship. It's like a very childlike assessment of human nature. And so as insane as this seems, I think it's possible that Trump really has been surprised by this.

He thinks he and Putin were friends and thinks that something has changed in Putin and does not recognize that they never really had a relationship at all and that Putin's been using him the whole time. So that's my annotated reaction to his bleat. I don't know what you think.

He thinks he and Putin were friends and thinks that something has changed in Putin and does not recognize that they never really had a relationship at all and that Putin's been using him the whole time. So that's my annotated reaction to his bleat. I don't know what you think.

He thinks he and Putin were friends and thinks that something has changed in Putin and does not recognize that they never really had a relationship at all and that Putin's been using him the whole time. So that's my annotated reaction to his bleat. I don't know what you think.

I want to call out one person in particular on this point, Bill, and that's John Thune. I feel like John Thune has just gotten a really big pass, maybe just because he's like a generic Ken doll of a senator and people don't know him that well. He doesn't have the reputation that Mitch McConnell does. He doesn't pop off on social media. And so I think that he –

I want to call out one person in particular on this point, Bill, and that's John Thune. I feel like John Thune has just gotten a really big pass, maybe just because he's like a generic Ken doll of a senator and people don't know him that well. He doesn't have the reputation that Mitch McConnell does. He doesn't pop off on social media. And so I think that he –

I want to call out one person in particular on this point, Bill, and that's John Thune. I feel like John Thune has just gotten a really big pass, maybe just because he's like a generic Ken doll of a senator and people don't know him that well. He doesn't have the reputation that Mitch McConnell does. He doesn't pop off on social media. And so I think that he –

He gets to kind of hide in the background more than he deserves as the Senate leader. And I know John Thune. I got to meet John Thune. I know people that worked for John Thune. John Thune has traditional Republican, strong military, anti-Russia, pro-NATO views. At least he did his whole career. And he's been in there a long time. And John Thune was never...

He gets to kind of hide in the background more than he deserves as the Senate leader. And I know John Thune. I got to meet John Thune. I know people that worked for John Thune. John Thune has traditional Republican, strong military, anti-Russia, pro-NATO views. At least he did his whole career. And he's been in there a long time. And John Thune was never...

He gets to kind of hide in the background more than he deserves as the Senate leader. And I know John Thune. I got to meet John Thune. I know people that worked for John Thune. John Thune has traditional Republican, strong military, anti-Russia, pro-NATO views. At least he did his whole career. And he's been in there a long time. And John Thune was never...