Bill Kristol: What a Bunch of Jackasses
The Bulwark Podcast
Instead of doing the job Americans have been paying Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for—like trying to alleviate the high price of gas and air travel—he's been shirking his responsibilities on a seven-month-long family road trip paid for by industry lobbyists. And of course, Trump is also being looked after: His ghastly, 22-foot golden sculpture was unveiled, and Republicans promised a billion taxpayer dollars for what was supposed to be a donor-funded ballroom. POTUS needs a little bit of a psychological boost after his apparent defeat in Iran. Plus, Ukraine is gaining ground and Putin sounds like he's winding his war down, Trump has basically ended the post-WWII order, and Tennessee's redistricting was pure racial gerrymandering.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
show notes
- Monday's "Morning Shots"
- Bill's "Bulwark on Sunday"
- Cathy on Putin's pathetic parade
- Politico's Jonathan Martin on Trump's redistricting
- Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego on 5/20 and in LA on 5/21: TheBulwark.com/Events
- Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/BULWARK and use promo code BULWARK at checkout.
Raw Description
<div> <p>While the American people have been paying Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to do his job—like alleviating the high price of gas and air travel—lobbyists have been buying him off with a seven-month-long family road trip. But of course, Trump is also being looked after: His ghastly, 22-foot golden sculpture was unveiled, and Republicans promised a billion taxpayer dollars for what was supposed to be a donor-funded ballroom. Trump needs a little bit of a psychological boost after his apparent defeat in Iran. Plus, Ukraine is gaining ground and Putin sounds like he's winding his war down, Trump has basically ended the post-WWII order, and Tennessee's redistricting was pure racial gerrymandering.</p><p><strong>Bill Kristol </strong>joins Tim Miller.</p><p><em>show notes<br></em><br></p></div><ul> <li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/the-free-world-is-leaving-trump-behind-zelensky-magyar-leo?r=af2rj&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web">Monday's "Morning Shots"</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/bY0mEsXdlr4?si=Ym8wUVeCQ5iJ45YL">Bill's "Bulwark on Sunday"</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/putin-pathetic-parade-russia-victory-day-2026-ukraine-war?r=af2rj&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web">Cathy on Putin's pathetic parade</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/11/trump-gop-redistricting-warning-00913677">Politico's Jonathan Martin on Trump's redistricting</a></li> <li>Tickets for our <strong>Bulwark Live</strong> shows in San Diego on 5/20 and in LA on 5/21: <a href="http://thebulwark.com/Events">TheBulwark.com/Events</a> </li> <li>Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to <a href="http://joindeleteme.com/BULWARK">joindeleteme.com/BULWARK</a> and use promo code BULWARK at checkout.</li> </ul>
Show Notes
Instead of doing the job Americans have been paying Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for—like trying to alleviate the high price of gas and air travel—he's been shirking his responsibilities on a seven-month-long family road trip paid for by industry lobbyists. And of course, Trump is also being looked after: His ghastly, 22-foot golden sculpture was unveiled, and Republicans promised a billion taxpayer dollars for what was supposed to be a donor-funded ballroom. POTUS needs a little bit of a psychological boost after his apparent defeat in Iran. Plus, Ukraine is gaining ground and Putin sounds like he's winding his war down, Trump has basically ended the post-WWII order, and Tennessee's redistricting was pure racial gerrymandering.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
show notes
- Monday's "Morning Shots"
- Bill's "Bulwark on Sunday"
- Cathy on Putin's pathetic parade
- Politico's Jonathan Martin on Trump's redistricting
- Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego on 5/20 and in LA on 5/21: TheBulwark.com/Events
- Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/BULWARK and use promo code BULWARK at checkout.
Raw Description
<div> <p>While the American people have been paying Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to do his job—like alleviating the high price of gas and air travel—lobbyists have been buying him off with a seven-month-long family road trip. But of course, Trump is also being looked after: His ghastly, 22-foot golden sculpture was unveiled, and Republicans promised a billion taxpayer dollars for what was supposed to be a donor-funded ballroom. Trump needs a little bit of a psychological boost after his apparent defeat in Iran. Plus, Ukraine is gaining ground and Putin sounds like he's winding his war down, Trump has basically ended the post-WWII order, and Tennessee's redistricting was pure racial gerrymandering.</p><p><strong>Bill Kristol </strong>joins Tim Miller.</p><p><em>show notes<br></em><br></p></div><ul> <li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/the-free-world-is-leaving-trump-behind-zelensky-magyar-leo?r=af2rj&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web">Monday's "Morning Shots"</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/bY0mEsXdlr4?si=Ym8wUVeCQ5iJ45YL">Bill's "Bulwark on Sunday"</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/putin-pathetic-parade-russia-victory-day-2026-ukraine-war?r=af2rj&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web">Cathy on Putin's pathetic parade</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/11/trump-gop-redistricting-warning-00913677">Politico's Jonathan Martin on Trump's redistricting</a></li> <li>Tickets for our <strong>Bulwark Live</strong> shows in San Diego on 5/20 and in LA on 5/21: <a href="http://thebulwark.com/Events">TheBulwark.com/Events</a> </li> <li>Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to <a href="http://joindeleteme.com/BULWARK">joindeleteme.com/BULWARK</a> and use promo code BULWARK at checkout.</li> </ul>