The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
Rubio is much more capable of articulating an achievable goal, but he's not running the war.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
We made progress, but we didn't achieve all of those.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
He's not the boss.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
And so this idea that you can say, oh, the administration's been totally consistent because one of Trump's subordinates has been consistent.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
It's just absurd.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
You just realize you're dealing with people, Tim, at the end of this, you know, here we are 10 years in.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
And if there's one thing that we have learned, truth doesn't matter.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
Spin matters, bluster matters, memes matter, liberal tears matter, truth doesn't matter.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
And so you just cannot, you just cannot go to these MAGA figures, the ones who are still flying the Trump flag proudly and hear anything coherent,
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
hear anything sensible because had he launched civilization destroying war last night, you know what they'd be doing?
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
Talking about how that was totally justified, completely correct, not a war crime at all.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
It's proof that, you know, that Trump is a guy who can actually do things.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
It's no longer negotiating tactic.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
It's a brilliant military stroke, you know?
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
So whatever he does, no matter how berserk or unhinged, they're going to find a way to make this okay.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
And, and Hexeth,
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
You know, it's interesting to me that he survived and Pam Bondi hasn't because he's every bit as cartoonish in many ways as she was.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
You know, remember when she was shouting about Dow 50,000 at an Epstein hearing as if one thing had anything to do with the other.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
He's he's almost identical in that way.
The Bulwark Podcast
David French and Suhas Subramanyam: The Superpower Folded in Front of the Whole World
He's just he's a talk show host as a secretary of defense co-host.