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The co-author of the signature book inside Trump 2.0 says the media only knows 5% of what is happening inside the administration—particularly when it comes to national security, the money-making, and the self-dealing. Jonathan does have new reporting about how the administration keeps pretending that our military is not running low on long-range missiles. In reality, the war is costing us a month's worth of Patriots almost every day. Plus: Stephen Miller has become the White House's resident kingmaker, why Trump is turbocharged on AI, and some contentious moments when Tim and Jonathan discuss how to characterize JD's divergent private and public posturing on the war.
Jonathan Swan joins Tim Miller.
show notes:

Jonathan’s “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump”

The Bulwark’s campaign to help the Haitian community of Springfield

Closing Song - MJ Lenderman - She's Leaving You

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A Putin bestie who's involved with the kidnapping of Ukrainian children bankrolled Don Jr.'s island wedding for some mysterious reason. Kushner is calling on Ukraine to give in to Putin's territorial demands. And Trump himself is blaming Zelensky for the high cost of diesel even though prices shot up after Trump launched his war of choice. It's the whole Trump family that tends to remind us of their close ties to Russia, Russia, Russia. Meanwhile, POTUS is not troubled by China's involvement with the death of U.S. soldiers in the Mideast. Plus: Adam Hamilton in Kansas was on fire in his debate with Roger Marshall, the list of horrible Republican candidates keeps growing, and the fears about AI have broken wide open.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
show notes:

ProPublica on the Russian oligarch bankrolling Don Jr.'s wedding

The Bulwark's campaign to help the Haitian community of Springfield

Tim's 'Take' on the debate between Mary Peltola and Dan Sullivan

Bill in "Morning Shots" on AI fears

The NYT on Roger Marshall suing patients for debts

The Trio 'Take' on Brandon Herrera

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Rudy Giuliani and others who purport to represent the families of 9/11 victims ginned up the idea that it would be wrong for the Muslim mayor of NYC to attend Friday's memorial at ground zero. Republican politicians and Laura Loomer keep pushing their trash Islamification conspiracy. And a law-abiding Muslim family has been imprisoned for five months because Rubio declared them a national security threat—and most of the media could care less. At the same time, Tucker has a new, large Muslim fan base because they like what he's saying about Gaza and the Palestinians, even though he's a solid anti-Muslim bigot who just hates the Jews more right now. Plus: Trump seems to really like communism, JD has never publicly said he opposes the Iran war but he keeps leaking that he's against the administration's signature foreign policy initiative, and Hunter is a crypto-scamming mess.
Mehdi Hasan joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod. 
show notes:

Mehdi’s Zeteo news site

Tim’s piece for the 20th anniversary of 9/11

Tim on the Iranian family Marco is imprisoning

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Tim’s playlist

Closing song - Orville Peck - It's the End of the World

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As Sarah explains in her new book, Trump has been so successful teaching a new generation of Republicans about the political value of vice signaling that Nazi talk and racism has become the norm among young MAGA edgelords. Disdain for women is also a key element. One former true believer, Pedro, says the right sees all of Trump's corruption and abuse of power as justified because he's focused on the country's true enemies: brown people, immigrants, and their white allies. And Vance buddying up to the racists shows that he is the real heir apparent to Trump. Plus, Tucker is not well, Trump keeps lying about handing out money, Pence can't seem to come to terms with how he enabled this moment we're in, and Pedro's anti-Tim tweets before his Road to Damascus moment.
Sarah Longwell and Pedro Gonzalez join Tim Miller.
show notes:

Sarah's book, "How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time"

Pedro's Substack

Pedro's piece in The Nation

The Bulwark, including Tim, live tonight on YouTube or Substack

Cormac McCarthy's "The Road," mentioned by Pedro

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With Republicans in tight races stripping Trump’s name off their campaign websites, the president is in need of some love from Republicans he has summoned to Dallas to celebrate him. The fake convention also conveniently serves as a distraction from the surging price of oil. Plus: Vance may be the source who’s leaking about the missile depletions, Fox is giving more leeway for criticism of Trump, anti-Muslim hysteria is driving the complaints about Mamdani attending the 9/11 memorial in NYC, and Jessica from “The Five” has what she’s calling a “survival manual” for how to talk about politics with your MAGA friends and family members. Also, Tim is furious about the lack of media attention on Maryam Tahmasebi and her family, who are being imprisoned because of their bloodline.
Jessica Tarlov joins Tim Miller.
show notes:

Jessica’s new book, “I Disagree: Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends”

Tim’s piece on the green card-holding family Marco Rubio is imprisoning

NYT on the newly-released 9/11 documents

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