Tom Nichols: The Trump Tribe Thinks This Will Go On Forever
Aug 22, 2026 ยท 47m
Topics discussed
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The Cook Report and political landscape
Introduction and Tom Nichols' recent activity
National debt hits $40 trillion under Trump
JD Vance's 'seizure' of administrative state assets
Vance as a post-liberal threat compared to Trump
Republican delusion and refusal to cede power
Schedule F and the spoils system debate
Biden's VP choice and the need for reckoning
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Natalie Harp: The 'human printer' and Trump's attachment
Security clearance issues and Republican outrage
Trump's adulation of dictators and geopolitical retreat
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Geopolitical decline in the Pacific and Iran missteps
Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon's 'bring your spouse' policy
Trump's obsession with steam catapults and carrier design
Congressional dereliction of duty and checks on power
Closing: Dog adoration and final thoughts
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