Trump Straight-Up LOST IT in the Senate— the Knives Are OUT
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The Lincoln Project
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🗓️ 26 June 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Trump barged into the Senate this week to throw his weight around — and instead came UNGLUED on national television. This week's Elephant in the Room is the meltdown for the history books: Trump SCREAMING in Bill Cassidy's face, raging at his own Republicans over Iran, melting down in front of the very cowards who used to grovel at his feet. Rick Wilson torches the whole spectacle — because this wasn't a stumble, it was a strongman COLLAPSING in real time. The bully act only works while the room is scared, and the Senate just watched the fear EVAPORATE. The long knives are out. MAGA is cannibalizing itself. The 2026 succession war has gone fully NUCLEAR. When the king starts shrieking at his own court, the court starts digging the grave — and Rick brought a shovel. This is the beginning of the end, and it could not be sweeter.
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| 0:00.0 | Your task will not be an easy one. |
| 0:02.5 | Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle-hearted. |
| 0:06.2 | There is not a liberal America and a conservative America. |
| 0:09.9 | There is the United States of America. |
| 0:14.4 | Good night and good luck. |
| 0:17.0 | Hey folks, it's Friday. |
| 0:19.5 | June 26th, 2006. |
| 0:22.4 | Midsummer, the days are already getting shorter. |
| 0:25.5 | Election is coming, and this election's got a weird character to it now. |
| 0:29.1 | Donald Trump went to the Senate this week. |
| 0:31.7 | He hasn't done that in a long time. |
| 0:33.5 | Most presidents go down and meet with their caucuses periodically, and they get together. |
| 0:39.1 | They make a few deals here and there. |
| 0:40.4 | They talk back and forth. |
| 0:42.6 | They work together to advance the political agenda of their party. |
| 0:46.3 | Republicans do this. |
| 0:47.1 | Democrats do this. |
| 0:48.2 | And it's an honor for the president to come down to the Senate or the House to meet with the caucus. |
| 0:53.5 | But this week, Donald Trump came and went to war with this caucus in the U.S. Senate. |
| 0:59.7 | And it was the most foolish, arrogant, insane thing I think he could have possibly done. |
| 1:05.9 | And that, my friends, is this week's elephant in the room. |
| 1:12.9 | So why does it matter? Why does it matter that Donald Trump went down to the Senate |
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