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Bill Kristol

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The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

I think it is actually.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

But and there's some polling even to suggest this.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

But they need to, in my view, I'm curious whether you agree.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

I mean, to act to.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

Follow up, really.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

And they are Congress.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

They do authorize and appropriate funds for ICE.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

And they should say if the funding, which is unfortunately already baked in, that's going to increase so much that they could change that, too, of course.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

But even if they leave the funding that's that's that's planned, that it can't go ahead unless ICE takes off the masks, unless they don't use guns or use them in very dangerous ways.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

There are all kinds of regulations for when to use guns, et cetera, et cetera, right?

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

I mean, you could get the โ€“ require the approval of local authorities.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

Senator Murphy has, I think, a โ€“ Well, no, let's get into the Senator Murphy thing.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

I mean, people โ€“ again, it was sort of your point earlier.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

The agency is โ€“

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

People have agency and Congress has agency.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

And ICE is not an autonomous thing that just descends from the skies and shows up in cities.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

And part of that is therefore Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's responsibility, totally, in my view, as well as the individual agents, obviously.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

And part of it is Congress's responsibility to not let this continue.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

And on the funding, I mean, just to be clear, I said this, I was having a similar conversation over the weekend.

The Bulwark Podcast
Bill Kristol: This Is Accelerationist Authoritarianism

So I said, well, but isn't that funding all baked in?