David French: Our State of National Shame

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<p>Trump casually posted a racist video and the White House essentially told Americans to calm down. Convicted felons are being treated better than rounded-up immigrants in detention centers. And the evangelicals' favorite president doesn't seem to understand the meaning of the word, prayer. Still, Republicans on The Hill are seeing the broad unpopularity of ICE's behavior in Minnesota and may be starting to distance themselves from the policies they funded. Plus, a simple measure beyond masks that could really rein in ICE, the extensive structural damage at the DOJ, trads keep rationalizing cruelty, and why is SCOTUS taking so long on the tariffs case? Also, Tim puts David in the squirm chair with a Kid Rock v. Bad Bunny lyrics quiz. </p><p><strong>David French</strong> joins Tim Miller for the Super Bowl weekend pod.</p><p><em>show notes:<br /></em><br /></p></div><ul>

<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/opinion/trump-nationalize-elections-midterms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KFA.VYeA.Q1M_Q1oW4N0l&amp;smid=url-share">David on ending immunity for federal agents</a></li>

<li><a href="https://www.lawdork.com/p/the-minnesota-julie-le-show-cause-transcript">Chris Geidner on government lawyer Julie Le</a></li>

<li><a href="https://x.com/DavidAFrench/status/2019564312386277603?s=20">David's tweet about "tradlife"</a></li>

<li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/the-trio-breaks-down-the-trad-rights?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web">Tim, Sam, and Will Sommer on Elijah Schaefer</a></li>

<li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/minneapolis-is-a-christian-struggle-immigration-dhs-beatitudes?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web">JVL on the Beatitudes in "The Triad"</a></li>

<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/opinion/college-thinking-illiberalism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KFA.c5W4.ro1nAOF5S3Mh&amp;smid=url-share">David's recent piece on liberalism</a></li>

<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/us/politics/katie-britt-trump-immigration.html">The NYT on Katie Britt</a></li>

<li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dApY6YT48kTh6j9xFDQch">Tim's playlist</a></li>

<li>Tickets are now on sale for our LIVE shows in Dallas on March 18 and in Austin on March 19. Plus, a small number of seats are still available for our second show in Minneapolis on February 18. <a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/bulwark-events">https://www.thebulwark.com/p/bulwark-events<br /></a><br /></li>

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