Jonathan Chait: A Scary Clown
The Bulwark Podcast
Pete Hegseth may have a winning Fox & Friends smile, but his desire to shoot protesters, commit war crimes, and purge non-MAGA leaders from the military aligns with Trump's views—and is probably the reason why he was nominated for defense secretary. Plus, Republicans won without offering a middle-class economic agenda, and the ties between the Democrats' loss and the party's busy-body language police.
Jonathan Chait joins Tim Miller.
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<div>Pete Hegseth may have a winning Fox & Friends smile, but his desire to shoot protesters, commit war crimes, and purge non-MAGA leaders from the military aligns with Trump's views—and is probably the reason why he was nominated for defense secretary. Plus, Republicans won without offering a middle-class economic agenda, and the ties between the Democrats' loss and the party's busy-body language police. <br><br><strong>Jonathan Chait</strong> joins Tim Miller.<br><br><em>show notes<br></em><br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/transgender-rights-election-public-opinon/680813/?gift=AO0MhSsTDaHgiP_RxFGfBwuubMLmUIpD1eRNc8g3ljk&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share">Chait's piece on Pete Hegseth</a><em><br></em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/311uQBIqcxorz9odBcRgKG?si=RJEDAsIVQv6VUsXvCuByng&pi=u-p9h2YA3TSWCt&nd=1&dlsi=abe8fac8ed22434a">Tim's Thanksgiving playlist<br></a><br></div>
Show Notes
Pete Hegseth may have a winning Fox & Friends smile, but his desire to shoot protesters, commit war crimes, and purge non-MAGA leaders from the military aligns with Trump's views—and is probably the reason why he was nominated for defense secretary. Plus, Republicans won without offering a middle-class economic agenda, and the ties between the Democrats' loss and the party's busy-body language police.
Jonathan Chait joins Tim Miller.
show notes
Raw Description
<div>Pete Hegseth may have a winning Fox & Friends smile, but his desire to shoot protesters, commit war crimes, and purge non-MAGA leaders from the military aligns with Trump's views—and is probably the reason why he was nominated for defense secretary. Plus, Republicans won without offering a middle-class economic agenda, and the ties between the Democrats' loss and the party's busy-body language police. <br><br><strong>Jonathan Chait</strong> joins Tim Miller.<br><br><em>show notes<br></em><br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/transgender-rights-election-public-opinon/680813/?gift=AO0MhSsTDaHgiP_RxFGfBwuubMLmUIpD1eRNc8g3ljk&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share">Chait's piece on Pete Hegseth</a><em><br></em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/311uQBIqcxorz9odBcRgKG?si=RJEDAsIVQv6VUsXvCuByng&pi=u-p9h2YA3TSWCt&nd=1&dlsi=abe8fac8ed22434a">Tim's Thanksgiving playlist<br></a><br></div>