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The Trio: Why Does This Keep Happening to Republicans?

Bulwark Takes

The Bulwark

News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Will Sommer descend into the strangest corners of MAGA internet culture: January 6 reparations, Hunter Biden teaming up with Candace Owens, Nick Fuentes feuding with Tucker Carlson, and the surreal “Beartaria” compound where the internet’s saddest men are trying to build a right-wing utopia. Plus: San Diego Republican drama, burglar twinks, and more deeply cursed political lore.

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0:00.0

To the people want the trio. The people want the trio. It's fine. I guess I'll just leave then. You'll be back. All right. Sarah, I'll be right back. We're going to do the trio. Guys, welcome to the stage, Will Summer. I'm not hosting anymore. Thank God. Get me another whiskey.

0:22.3

Same mic. Okay. Keep the mic.

0:23.9

Hey, Will Summer.

0:26.9

Hey, hey, everybody. I felt like that wasn't a sufficient welcome for Will Summer. Oh, no, it's so nice. Thank you.

0:34.1

Just before we get to the trio, to

0:36.4

let you know the two debate topics we skipped

0:38.5

Tim idiotically was going to argue that there was a Tom Massey lane in 2028 and

0:45.1

Sarah wanted to debate me on whether the the blood alcohol content level was too high

0:51.4

not not your personal. Not your personal.

0:54.9

Not whether your personal blood alcohol.

0:56.6

Get off the stage.

0:57.8

Not whether your personal blood alcohol.

0:59.7

When you drive, sorry.

1:01.6

All right.

1:03.7

Sarah, we let Sarah off the hook.

1:06.0

You all were cheering for her.

1:08.2

Why don't we cut the part

1:09.5

where you're going to defend drunk driving? We'll just keep everybody on your good side. Save this Sarah from herself. And she's like, no! No! Bating her to come back on. All right. This is the trio. So, let's start with the January 6th. We need a song. Yeah, we should. I was thinking, the trio. Can we just do the Tim podcast? No, no, no. I'm on it. We're going to get a song. We should get a song. All right. So, if you don't know Will, Will. Thank you. I love San Diego. Thank you.

1:45.4

Will, lives in a weird part of the world.

1:48.8

He's been

1:49.4

bred and he's had his professional career

1:52.2

built around right-wing internet culture.

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