Bill Kristol: This Is the Trump Flailing Phase

Nearly a week after the midterms, Trump made a feeble rigged election claim. He also made a phony offer to work with Democrats on an immigration deal, hoping somehow to distract them from their oversight powers. And like a true mob boss, Trump elevated tough guy Stephen Miller to keep the administration from falling apart—and to protect the grift. But he knows he was swamped in a massive defeat and that the country now has the possibility of a very different future. Still, the ICE terror state is ongoing, and the Dems have to push for the release of nonviolent immigrants from the internment camps. Plus: Now we know Bill had just about the right amount of hopium, the polling misses continued, Trump will play game show host in choosing a successor in ’28, and he sure looks like he subverted our national security interests just for a $25 million bribe for his ballroom.  Bill Kristol (Mr. Right) joins Tim Miller. show notes: Sarah on how committed GOP voters are coping Video of Texas voters celebrating Hinojosa’s and Talarico’s wins, which Bill mentioned Scott Colom’s ad featuring the home of Medgar Evers JVL on JD’s options now The Bulwark store Closing Song: MJ Lenderman - “She’s Leaving You”