DeepSummary
Tim Miller and Adam Kinzinger discuss Donald Trump's strange interviews for a book about The Apprentice, where he appears confused and delusional, believing Joan Rivers voted for him in 2016 despite her death in 2014. They analyze Trump's blanket tariff proposal to replace income taxes, which would significantly raise taxes on the poor and benefit the wealthy.
They talk about the close race where the more extreme MAGA candidate is narrowly defeating the incumbent Bob Good, who had endorsed DeSantis over Trump. Kinzinger expresses concern over the growing national debt and lack of serious anti-inflationary policies from either party.
The discussion covers the state of the war in Ukraine, with Kinzinger providing an update on weapons flows and Russia's dwindling offensive capabilities. They criticize Netanyahu's unwarranted broadside against Biden over holding back some munitions for human rights concerns in densely populated areas.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Donald Trump appears increasingly delusional and cognitively impaired, raising concerns about his fitness for office.
- Trump's economic proposals like replacing income tax with tariffs would be economically disastrous and regressive.
- The Republican party is becoming a Trump cult that punishes any dissent from absolute loyalty.
- Concerns are growing over the rapidly increasing national debt and lack of serious anti-inflationary policies.
- Russia is becoming increasingly desperate in Ukraine as its offensive capabilities dwindle.
- Netanyahu's attacks on Biden over arms restraints for human rights reasons damage the US-Israel relationship.
- The MAGA movement is purging even relatively mainstream Republicans like Bob Good for minor deviations from Trump loyalty.
- Trump seems more nostalgic for his past celebrity on The Apprentice than his time as president.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “And the problem is, if we get to a point where we go to auction for bids and debt, and I've been to a debt auction before, it's all automated now, but it's pretty sobering to see, and all of a sudden, nobody's buying that debt, then you have to raise interest rates on the debt to attract buyers. And now you end up in that what Paul Ryan used to always talk about, that kind of fiscal cliff, that debt spiral.“ by Adam Kinzinger
- “At some point, can we, as Americans say, if nobody takes what the guy running for president says seriously, maybe he shouldn't be president of the United States.“ by Adam Kinzinger
- “This is how you build a cult, and that's why it is a complete cult now, because enough people in the cult have been executed that tried to escape or tried to do something outside of that, and now everybody's just completely in. Soon they'll all drink the Kool aid.“ by Adam Kinzinger
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The Bulwark Podcast
The Bulwark Podcast
6/20/24