Bill Kristol: Words Are Not Violence

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<p>Trump is a terrible president and he deserves to be criticized, even in personal terms. Our pro-democracy movement has shown time and time again that we can oppose him— and oppose any attempt at violence at the same time. Even putting aside POTUS's own hypocritical calls for violence or his celebrating the deaths of his enemies, Saturday's shooting was related to mental health issues and too easy of access to guns. Plus, Zelensky is the new leader of the free world, Trump looks like he's headed to a humiliating defeat in Iran, the left should work harder to not be false flag cranks, and a look at the Senate map in the context of America Firsters feeling betrayed by Trump's stupid wars and his attempt to redesign D.C. in his image. </p><p><strong>Bill Kristol</strong> joins Tim Miller.</p><p><em>show notes:<br /></em><br /></p></div><ul>

<li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/no-violence-no-demagoguery-no-kings-trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-attack-shooting-fisa-dhs-ice-border-patrol-filibuster?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web">Monday's "Morning Shots"</a></li>

<li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/kenklippenstein/p/assassin-wasnt-on-fbis-radar-sources?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web">Ken Klippenstein's reporting on the shooting suspect, which Tim referenced</a></li>

<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/opinion/zelensky-ukraine-trump-nato-leader.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eFA.bANs.aPDRa7IjqvW_&amp;smid=url-share">David French on Zelensky (gift)</a></li>

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