Some Said Trump's Base Would Never Break—They Were WRONG (w/ Bill Kristol) | Bulwark Podcast

Acting AG Todd Blanche announced over the weekend that basically everybody in America can use the expression "86 47" without fear of prosecution—except James Comey, who Trump yearns to see behind bars. Also, POTUS is still so steamed that NATO is not helping him with the Iran war that he's ordered thousands of U.S. troops withdrawn from Germany—even though the bases there are key to the war effort. Plus, the ceasefire looks to be in trouble, the Dems won the shutdown fight—but the party's various wings need to cool it on the 'burn the witch' culture—and Trump's vanity public projects are becoming increasingly grotesque.

Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.

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Show Notes:

Monday's "Morning Shots"

Bill's "Bulwark on Sunday" with David Baer

Tim's 'Bulwark Take' with Marc Elias on the SCOTUS VRA ruling

JVL on the risk of Fetterman flipping parties

Lauren on how some Dems want Chair Ken Martin to go:

Mark Hertling on Trump pulling troops out of Germany

Eric Edelman on the troop drawdown:

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