Bill Kristol: What a Bunch of Jackasses

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<p>Instead of doing the job Americans have been paying Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for—like trying to alleviate the high price of gas and air travel—he's been shirking his responsibilities on a seven-month-long family road trip paid for by industry lobbyists. And of course, Trump is also being looked after: His ghastly, 22-foot golden sculpture was unveiled, and Republicans promised a billion taxpayer dollars for what was supposed to be a donor-funded ballroom. POTUS needs a little bit of a psychological boost after his apparent defeat in Iran. Plus, Ukraine is gaining ground and Putin sounds like he's winding his war down, Trump has basically ended the post-WWII order, and Tennessee's redistricting was pure racial gerrymandering.</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/the-free-world-is-leaving-trump-behind-zelensky-magyar-leo?r=af2rj&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web">Monday's "Morning Shots"</a></li>

<li><a href="https://youtu.be/bY0mEsXdlr4?si=Ym8wUVeCQ5iJ45YL">Bill's "Bulwark on Sunday"</a></li>

<li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/putin-pathetic-parade-russia-victory-day-2026-ukraine-war?r=af2rj&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web">Cathy on Putin's pathetic parade</a></li>

<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/11/trump-gop-redistricting-warning-00913677">Politico's Jonathan Martin on Trump's redistricting</a></li>

<li>Tickets for our <strong>Bulwark Live</strong> shows in San Diego on 5/20 and in LA on 5/21: <a href="http://thebulwark.com/Events">TheBulwark.com/Events</a>

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