Tom Nichols

Right. That's the scary part is that, I mean, the immediate issue of, well, we're going to kick off global entry. It's juvenile. You can't be in our club anymore. Like you say, you have to go stand in the longer line. But mobilizing the machinery of government against one person because he pissed you off by telling the truth years ago. He's not even in government.

Right. That's the scary part is that, I mean, the immediate issue of, well, we're going to kick off global entry. It's juvenile. You can't be in our club anymore. Like you say, you have to go stand in the longer line. But mobilizing the machinery of government against one person because he pissed you off by telling the truth years ago. He's not even in government.

Right. That's the scary part is that, I mean, the immediate issue of, well, we're going to kick off global entry. It's juvenile. You can't be in our club anymore. Like you say, you have to go stand in the longer line. But mobilizing the machinery of government against one person because he pissed you off by telling the truth years ago. He's not even in government.

It's one thing to say, look, I don't want people around me, and this is a completely legitimate thing to do in government, to say, I don't want appointees who have criticized me remaining in this administration. Okay, all presidents do that, right? I come in, you're either a previous appointee of mine or you're appointed by my successor. You obviously don't like me.

It's one thing to say, look, I don't want people around me, and this is a completely legitimate thing to do in government, to say, I don't want appointees who have criticized me remaining in this administration. Okay, all presidents do that, right? I come in, you're either a previous appointee of mine or you're appointed by my successor. You obviously don't like me.

It's one thing to say, look, I don't want people around me, and this is a completely legitimate thing to do in government, to say, I don't want appointees who have criticized me remaining in this administration. Okay, all presidents do that, right? I come in, you're either a previous appointee of mine or you're appointed by my successor. You obviously don't like me.

We're not going to work well together. You're fired. To go from that to, you know, we're going to pull your security clearances. We're going to kick you out of global entry. We're going to look at your taxes. We're going to, you know, just harass you. This is what I meant at the beginning, Tim, about why aren't people kind of more astonished by this?

We're not going to work well together. You're fired. To go from that to, you know, we're going to pull your security clearances. We're going to kick you out of global entry. We're going to look at your taxes. We're going to, you know, just harass you. This is what I meant at the beginning, Tim, about why aren't people kind of more astonished by this?

We're not going to work well together. You're fired. To go from that to, you know, we're going to pull your security clearances. We're going to kick you out of global entry. We're going to look at your taxes. We're going to, you know, just harass you. This is what I meant at the beginning, Tim, about why aren't people kind of more astonished by this?

And I think that fire hosing means that we just accept these stories because there are so many of them every day. Trump is going after so many people. in this kind of petty, inane, but in the end, extremely dangerous way that we just sort of shrug and say, well, just another day of Trump seeking revenge. Well, I'm sorry, we're talking about the president of the United States.

And I think that fire hosing means that we just accept these stories because there are so many of them every day. Trump is going after so many people. in this kind of petty, inane, but in the end, extremely dangerous way that we just sort of shrug and say, well, just another day of Trump seeking revenge. Well, I'm sorry, we're talking about the president of the United States.

And I think that fire hosing means that we just accept these stories because there are so many of them every day. Trump is going after so many people. in this kind of petty, inane, but in the end, extremely dangerous way that we just sort of shrug and say, well, just another day of Trump seeking revenge. Well, I'm sorry, we're talking about the president of the United States.

And I don't know where the red line is, where people finally, people on his side, I mean, you know, blue America, blue MAGA, you know, which has its own set of conspiracy theories, but also, you know, centrists and independents and liberals of good conscience.

And I don't know where the red line is, where people finally, people on his side, I mean, you know, blue America, blue MAGA, you know, which has its own set of conspiracy theories, but also, you know, centrists and independents and liberals of good conscience.

And I don't know where the red line is, where people finally, people on his side, I mean, you know, blue America, blue MAGA, you know, which has its own set of conspiracy theories, but also, you know, centrists and independents and liberals of good conscience.

They've all reacted to this, but it's become nonetheless a kind of just part of the wallpaper of our life politically that Trump does this stuff. And that's the part I find really concerning.

They've all reacted to this, but it's become nonetheless a kind of just part of the wallpaper of our life politically that Trump does this stuff. And that's the part I find really concerning.

They've all reacted to this, but it's become nonetheless a kind of just part of the wallpaper of our life politically that Trump does this stuff. And that's the part I find really concerning.

The fact that you still remember who Valerie Plame is tells you what a big deal that was because that's a long time ago now. But also, when you're talking about weaponizing and going after one person, here's a blast from the past. Lois Lerner. Yeah, sure.

The fact that you still remember who Valerie Plame is tells you what a big deal that was because that's a long time ago now. But also, when you're talking about weaponizing and going after one person, here's a blast from the past. Lois Lerner. Yeah, sure.