No Matter How Hard He Tries, JD Vance Will Never Be Cool
Bulwark Takes
The Bulwark
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 May 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, Sam Stein, Van Lathan, Brian Tyler Cohen, Jon Favreau, Jane Coaston and Erin Gloria Ryan appeared on stage LIVE in Los Angeles on May 21, 2026.
The Bulwark hosted a live quiz pitting the two teams against each other on the most obscure—and embarrassing—chapters of recent political history. Plus: the DNC autopsy gets roasted, California goes on trial, and JD Vance receives the takedown he deserves.
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| 0:00.0 | Before I get to the game, John Favre's here. |
| 0:02.0 | Do you guys? |
| 0:03.0 | Hey, guys. |
| 0:04.0 | And it's John Favre's fault that we had to read the worst autopsy that's ever been... |
| 0:12.0 | You're welcome. |
| 0:14.0 | You're welcome. |
| 0:15.0 | Ever. |
| 0:16.0 | I got it. |
| 0:17.0 | It's all John Favre's fault. |
| 0:18.0 | This is what I wanted. |
| 0:19.0 | Before we get to the game, I just want everybody's opinion on the work that you've done, John. |
| 0:23.2 | Were you happy with the results? |
| 0:26.6 | Did you like the conclusion? |
| 0:29.2 | The conclusion where it says, not provided by author. |
| 0:33.3 | It's not there. |
| 0:34.8 | Let's say hi to, I think we have Ken right there. |
| 0:37.3 | There's Ken. Hey, Ken. So what did you think, John? What's your big takeaway? I mean... Is the party ready to move forward now? United? The guy stepped on so many rakes. Like, it wouldn't have been that bad if he didn't just fucking lie over and over and over |
| 0:55.0 | again, right? |
| 0:56.0 | Like that is the, because it's like, it's the autopsy, whatever, it would have been nice to learn |
| 1:00.0 | more from an actual well-done autopsy. |
| 1:03.0 | But if he had just come out when the friend that he put in charge of this |
| 1:08.0 | fucked the whole thing up and didn't produce an actual product, |
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