The Chaos Machine

Rick Wilson's The Enemies List

Resolute Square

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.9 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The chaos isn’t slowing down, it’s accelerating. In this episode Rick is joined by Will Saletan from The Bulwark to dissect the unfolding turmoil in D.C. and beyond. They discuss Elon Musk's growing influence, Trump's erratic decision-making, the GOP’s shift toward isolationism, and the potential global and domestic fallout from these radical changes. From economic instability and foreign policy upheaval to the looming dangers of reckless governance, the two break down the woodchipper-like destruction of key institutions and its long-term consequences. Timestamps: (00:01:17) Where does the DOGE arc end? (00:07:13) Trump's attitude toward Europeans (00:14:00) MAGA and expanding the American empire (00:18:31) "Burn it all down, we'll figure it out later" Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Resolute Square
0:04.0	There was also maintained what was called an enemy's list, which was rather extensive and continually being updated.
0:14.0	Democrats want Republicans dead.
0:19.0	Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters, okay?
0:26.6	The women with the least likelihood of getting pregnant are the ones most worried about having abortion.
0:34.6	On January 6th of 2021, you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting.
0:41.8	No, it's not a right-way conspiracy.
0:43.4	You're not Q&ON. It's real.
0:47.0	I'm Rick Wilson, and this is the enemies list.
0:53.0	Hey, folks, it's Rick Wilson. Welcome back to the enemies list podcast. I'm joined today by the
0:57.2	Bullwarks Will Salatin, a very, very sharp observer of the chaos, the confusion, the, the
1:03.0	ugliness, the fire, the arson, the running and the screaming that we're experiencing right now
1:07.8	in Washington, D.C. and across the country. Hey, Will, thanks so much for
1:11.4	coming on the show today. Hey, I've a long time admirer. I'm just delighted to be here.
1:15.8	Glad we're connected. So I want to start out and ask you where you see the central figure in this
1:23.1	drama right now, which I would argue is not Donald Trump, but Elon Musk.
1:28.1	Where do you see this, this doge arc ending in Washington?
1:32.1	Because I feel like there are cracks forming now.
1:35.5	I feel like members of Congress are starting to realize the scope of what's going to happen
1:40.0	in their districts.
1:41.3	And I wanted to get your take on Elon's sort of the Chaos Monkey Act
1:45.3	we've been experiencing. Yeah. I mean, we've obviously never seen a billionaire stand next to
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