1057: Trump Wants to Be King of the World (Live from Minneapolis)
The Next Level
The Bulwark
4.8 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
JVL, Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and Sam Stein team up, live in Minneapolis, to dish on how Donald Trump kicked off his new Board of Peace by threatening to go to war with Iran and why other countries are holding people accountable in Epstein-related cases while elites in the United States have dealt with few consequences. Plus, Bill Kristol crashes the party to sling some takes about the potential field of Democratic presidential candidates in 2028.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm for the Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell ticket. |
| 0:02.5 | Or... |
| 0:04.5 | You have not seen my Grindr archives. |
| 0:06.5 | Or the Sarah L... |
| 0:08.0 | I'm looking for Trump. |
| 0:09.0 | Can't be worse than Trump. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm sorry. |
| 0:11.0 | Am I not the top of that ticket? |
| 0:12.0 | Or the Sarah Longwell... |
| 0:13.0 | ...the Sarah Longwell Tim Miller ticket. |
| 0:14.0 | I'm a little undecided. |
| 0:17.0 | Hello everyone. |
| 0:20.0 | I'm JVL here with my best friend, Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller. |
| 0:28.9 | So good to be here with you, JVL. |
| 0:32.7 | My very good acquaintance. |
| 0:34.4 | Sam Stein. |
| 0:36.3 | I'm not hurt. |
| 0:37.3 | I'm not. I really am fine. Very good friend is an upgrade for you. I'm not hurt. I'm not. |
| 0:38.1 | I really am fine. |
| 0:39.6 | Very good friend is an upgrade for you. |
| 0:41.3 | Yeah, I know. He's being a acquaintance. |
| 0:43.7 | It's a, it's a long joke. |
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