Michael Weiss and Jonathan Cohn: Animal House at the Pentagon

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The Bulwark

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 8.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Trump was so awestruck by Israel's intel infiltration and air supremacy over Iran that he just had to give himself an executive producer credit. And he's casting his appointees to help create a Hollywood ending—including using his Val Kilmer-esque SecDef to spike the success of the long-teased, "secret" military operation. At the same time, Trump is having trouble leveraging the intelligence community's confirmation of what happened in Iran since he's spent a decade undermining its credibility among his supporters. Plus, NATO gets a little cringe toward Daddy Trump, Ukraine doesn't get the same credit as Israel, and the low-down on the Republican bill that would close rural hospitals and cut healthcare for 11 million people.

Jon Cohn and Michael Weiss join Tim Miller.
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