Oops, We Texted a War Plan to the Press (with Ruth Marcus)

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.8 • 32.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

What is a journalist to do when senior White House officials accidentally send them imminent war plans? That’s just one of the surreal current events Ruth Marcus unpacks in this week’s episode. The former Washington Post columnist and editor recently stepped down after nearly four decades at the paper, making headlines with her high-profile resignation. She joins Preet to discuss the chaos unfolding inside the Trump administration—from the mood inside DOJ to the president’s escalating assault on the judiciary. Marcus also shares her insights on knowing when it’s time to walk away from a job you’ve loved. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/oops-we-texted-a-war-plan-to-the-press-with-ruth-marcus/ You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to stay tuned.
0:06.0	I'm Preet Bharara.
0:08.0	It was pretty astonishing that the administration representatives could not get their act together to be telling the same story simultaneously, also a sign of an administration that's not ready for prime time.
0:25.6	That's Ruth Marcus. She's a columnist and former editor at the Washington Post.
0:31.2	Marcus recently made headlines after she resigned from the paper following nearly four decades,
0:36.6	citing concerns over the paper's
0:37.9	shifting standards in its opinion section. In our conversation today, we discussed the Trump
0:42.8	administration's stunning blunder of accidentally adding a journalist to a text chat,
0:48.1	the mood inside the Department of Justice, and some personal advice on how to recognize when it's
0:53.1	time to resign from your job.
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