No one around Trump can rationally defend his on-again, off-again tariff policy. They end up sounding ridiculous whenever they try—like the treasury secretary saying that access to cheap goods is not part of the American dream. At the same time, his circle of plutocrats don't seem to mind that the stock market is tanking. And while the administration is cutting Ukraine off from US intelligence to serve up an unjust peace, the Pentagon is on a CTRL-F "gay" delete rampage. Plus, Dems need to skip the kooky TikToks, and the SpaceX rocket explosion was only one part of Elon's very bad day. Tom Nichols joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
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Tom's piece about Dems acting too normal (gifted)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/democrats-trump-address-congress/681914/?gift=AO0MhSsTDaHgiP_RxFGfB_HGXZE6LlL1kL-nab9Hw4E&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
Tim's interview with a reporter in Ukraine
https://youtu.be/bEhEMOlqAPo?si=u11IawnS2Pq3W-Qt
Clip from French senator's speech calling out Trump and Elon
https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews/video/7478970207931796758
MAGA hat guy thinking he's gone into the lion's den at Disney World
https://www.tiktok.com/@neverwokex/video/7478114465850985770
Debris from the latest SpaceX rocket explosion reentering the atmosphere over the Bahamas
https://bsky.app/profile/mathewingram.com/post/3ljqvx64z6c2b
Tim's playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dApY6YT48kTh6j9xFDQch
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0:00 Takeaways 6 weeks in
5:20 Ukraine updates
18:45 David Sacks & Korean War
24:00 Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
29:15 Hegseth on DEI
38:30 Economy
46:00 Are Dems doing enough?
52:10 Elon’s bad day