Tom Nichols
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And I think, you know, instead of saying, well, we have a different vision for jobs for the future, you know, is just, it doesn't move anything. It does in 19... It does in, you know, 2007. It does not do it now.
And I think, you know, instead of saying, well, we have a different vision for jobs for the future, you know, is just, it doesn't move anything. It does in 19... It does in, you know, 2007. It does not do it now.
And I think, you know, instead of saying, well, we have a different vision for jobs for the future, you know, is just, it doesn't move anything. It does in 19... It does in, you know, 2007. It does not do it now.
You know, I am always loathe to give. I'm not a Democrat, so I can't advise the Democratic Party. But no more TikToks and, you know, kind of seriousness about, you know, Both the policy issues, because part of the problem is that every time you challenge Trump on a policy issue, you realize that Trump doesn't care about policy.
You know, I am always loathe to give. I'm not a Democrat, so I can't advise the Democratic Party. But no more TikToks and, you know, kind of seriousness about, you know, Both the policy issues, because part of the problem is that every time you challenge Trump on a policy issue, you realize that Trump doesn't care about policy.
You know, I am always loathe to give. I'm not a Democrat, so I can't advise the Democratic Party. But no more TikToks and, you know, kind of seriousness about, you know, Both the policy issues, because part of the problem is that every time you challenge Trump on a policy issue, you realize that Trump doesn't care about policy.
So you end up sounding like a wonk and he ends up sounding entertaining.
So you end up sounding like a wonk and he ends up sounding entertaining.
So you end up sounding like a wonk and he ends up sounding entertaining.
One of the things that I've got on my to-do list is to talk at some point about Trump's missile defense plans. which sound great, right? But if you want to talk about cutting government spending, we're not going to create a golden dome over America. It'll be billions and billions of dollars to defense contractors. It's not going to go anywhere.
One of the things that I've got on my to-do list is to talk at some point about Trump's missile defense plans. which sound great, right? But if you want to talk about cutting government spending, we're not going to create a golden dome over America. It'll be billions and billions of dollars to defense contractors. It's not going to go anywhere.
One of the things that I've got on my to-do list is to talk at some point about Trump's missile defense plans. which sound great, right? But if you want to talk about cutting government spending, we're not going to create a golden dome over America. It'll be billions and billions of dollars to defense contractors. It's not going to go anywhere.
I worked for a defense contractor that worked on the original Star Wars plan. I know something of those days. But I guess it's always a tough thing to tell Democrats that they should have more unified messaging because they're Democrats. And I don't know what the legislative response is, but to act...
I worked for a defense contractor that worked on the original Star Wars plan. I know something of those days. But I guess it's always a tough thing to tell Democrats that they should have more unified messaging because they're Democrats. And I don't know what the legislative response is, but to act...
I worked for a defense contractor that worked on the original Star Wars plan. I know something of those days. But I guess it's always a tough thing to tell Democrats that they should have more unified messaging because they're Democrats. And I don't know what the legislative response is, but to act...
like an article one power and to say, no, we're not going to allow, you know, we're going to put in bills, even if they die every time that they have to keep putting them out there and getting out and talking to the American people about the scary stuff. And I think they're loath to do that because they're,
like an article one power and to say, no, we're not going to allow, you know, we're going to put in bills, even if they die every time that they have to keep putting them out there and getting out and talking to the American people about the scary stuff. And I think they're loath to do that because they're,
like an article one power and to say, no, we're not going to allow, you know, we're going to put in bills, even if they die every time that they have to keep putting them out there and getting out and talking to the American people about the scary stuff. And I think they're loath to do that because they're,
Trump has been so effective at providing his surrogates with sneering, dismissive talking points. You say, listen, did you really vote to let Donald Trump leave the Ukrainian people defenseless? And then what they hear on Fox or wherever is Russia, Russia, Russia. Russia, Russia, Russia. Oh, it's Russia, Russia, Russia. You know, did you really vote for tariffs?
Trump has been so effective at providing his surrogates with sneering, dismissive talking points. You say, listen, did you really vote to let Donald Trump leave the Ukrainian people defenseless? And then what they hear on Fox or wherever is Russia, Russia, Russia. Russia, Russia, Russia. Oh, it's Russia, Russia, Russia. You know, did you really vote for tariffs?