1082: Trump Could Tarnish the GOP for YEARS to Come
The Next Level
The Bulwark
4.8 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Sam Stein debate whether Democrats should just “let Trump cook” as his approval numbers crater, Republicans start breaking ranks, and the MAGA coalition begins to fracture. Plus: Rubio takes heat over Iran, the gang ranks Trump’s worst cabinet members, and they roast Trump’s gaudy gold makeover of Washington.
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| 0:00.0 | You want Rubio and J.D. Vance to wear Trump like an albatross around their necks. |
| 0:06.3 | And that is why the lower the Trump goes and the longer he stays there, not only does it help with the midterms, it also helps with 2028, it also helps with the future. |
| 0:15.7 | And that's why it's so important. |
| 0:16.8 | That's why we want the dick line. |
| 0:18.5 | That's right. |
| 0:19.7 | Sorry, what's the dick line? |
| 0:20.7 | You always make it about you. |
| 0:22.6 | Oh, hey! |
| 0:23.6 | We're actually gonna do a taping of TNL, okay? |
| 0:28.6 | And I'm playing the row of JVL, I think. |
| 0:33.6 | All right, get dark. |
| 0:35.6 | Yeah, you better be... |
| 0:36.6 | Pure nihilism, |
| 0:38.7 | okay? |
| 0:39.6 | We're never getting out of this, |
| 0:41.7 | never getting solved. |
| 0:43.4 | The people fucked us. |
| 0:45.9 | Fuck the people. |
| 0:47.9 | You did this. |
| 0:50.0 | Some of, |
| 0:50.8 | a lot people handle us |
| 0:51.8 | JVL stickers in line. |
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