King Trump

Episode #209

Bill and Phil assess the implications of Donald Trump’s embrace of Russia, examine JD Vance’s speech lecturing Europe on democracy, and ponder what Donald Trump posting pictures of himself as king and comparing himself to Napoleon means for our constitution.

Links related to this week’s episode:

• “Incompetence Leavened With Malignity” by Eliot A. Cohen in The Atlantic

• “Trump’s Pivot Toward Putin’s Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy” by Peter Baker in The New York Times

• “Vance’s Munich Disgrace” by Bret Stephens in The New York Times

• “There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing” by Anne Applebaum in The Atlantic

• “‘They’re Scared Shitless’: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress” by Gabriel Sherman in Vanity Fair

• “After ceding power of the purse, GOP lawmakers beg Trump team for funds” by Liz Goodwin in The Washington Post

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