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Bulwark Takes

Trump Can’t Hold the Coalition Together Anymore

Bulwark Takes

The Bulwark

News, Politics, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.71.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Sam Stein and Jack Cocchiarella take on Trump’s attacks on Rep. Massie hitting a nerve within his own base, as Marjorie Taylor Greene pivots away from Trump on CNN and die-hard MAGA loyalists start calling out the corruption and hypocrisy.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, y'all. It's Jack Cottrell with The Bullwark, and I'm joined this morning with Sam Stein to discuss the chaos that's happening within MAGA. I don't know. Has this risen to Civil War level yet? I think that we're approaching it. And Donald Trump is doing really everything he can because the loudest voices against him in his party right now are getting a lot of fodder from truth social,

0:21.8

and they are happy to talk about it on the morning shows, which is what they did today.

0:25.9

Thomas Massey, maybe with the biggest threat to Donald Trump standing within MAGA,

0:30.2

but Marjorie Taylor Green with her thoughts as well.

0:32.6

We're going to break it all down.

0:33.5

But it starts, of course, with the meltdown that Trump had on Air Force One on Friday, attacking Thomas Massey and his deceased wife seemingly, which I thought was a choice, but not a different one, considering Trump does like talking about people's wives.

0:47.3

But I want to start there and then the threat that Massey is now issuing to really all of MAGA.

0:51.9

Did Thomas Massey sometimes refer to as Rand Paul Jr.

0:55.4

Because of the fact that he always votes against the Republican Party getting married already?

1:00.1

Boy, that was quick.

1:01.2

No wonder the polls have him at less than 8% chance of winning the election.

1:05.0

Anyway, have a great life, Thomas, and question mark.

1:08.3

His wife will soon find out that she's stuck with a loser.

1:12.0

Yeah.

1:12.5

What a dick, honestly.

1:14.9

Honestly, like, it's just a horrible thing to do and say.

1:18.8

The man was married for 30 years.

1:20.7

His wife tragically passed.

1:22.4

He is remarried.

1:23.5

You are allowed to remarry.

1:24.9

Of all people, Donald Trump would know that.

1:26.9

And look, I mean, people online, not like you and me, Jack, but actual magas online, found this repulsive.

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