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Welcome to the Bulwark Podcast. I'm Charlie Sykes. Hey, I want to really thank Will

Salitan for filling in for the last few weeks. Actually, more than filling in his series

about Lindsey Graham was truly extraordinary and shout out to all the people that are involved

in that. I think this was one of the most important stories to focus on what has happened

to the Republican Party through the lens of one of the most, I don't know whether I

should call him pathetic or deplorable figures because I was actually flashing back to 2016.

I remember having a conversation with somebody saying, you know how the most interesting

candidate to watch this year is it's Lindsey Graham. There was a time back in the day

and the before times when Lindsey Graham was actually an interesting political figure

who was known for his humor and for his willingness to poke at sacred cows. But that's

when he was a good friends with John McCain before he switched his, his affection and

his allegiances to Donald Trump. So we have a lot of ground to cover this morning. We are

joined by Joe Pertakone, a national political reporter at the Bulwark who writes the twice

weekly newsletter press pass just back from Iowa. First of all, good morning, Joe. Welcome

to the podcast. Thanks for having me. We will also be joined by Mona Cheren, policy editor

at the Bulwark and of course host of the weekly podcast, beg to differ. Welcome back,

Mona. Thank you, Charlie. Okay. I don't even know where to start today because we have,

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