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Tom Nichols

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The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Not on the same side of the issues as he is, but a man who at least seems to take seriously these ideas when he was a member of Congress and even as national security advisor. And he and Rubio were going to be the adults in the room, right? Yeah. Okay, so Rubio has become a shell of himself and waltzes out.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

And you would think that Trump would be looking around to say, who can I appoint that I can ignore, but who will calm all of you people down? No, I don't know that he cares about our calm anymore. Well, I mean, even within his own, you know, among his own people, you know, one of the things we're seeing for all the talk about Trump 2028, he doesn't care about any of that stuff.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

And you would think that Trump would be looking around to say, who can I appoint that I can ignore, but who will calm all of you people down? No, I don't know that he cares about our calm anymore. Well, I mean, even within his own, you know, among his own people, you know, one of the things we're seeing for all the talk about Trump 2028, he doesn't care about any of that stuff.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

And you would think that Trump would be looking around to say, who can I appoint that I can ignore, but who will calm all of you people down? No, I don't know that he cares about our calm anymore. Well, I mean, even within his own, you know, among his own people, you know, one of the things we're seeing for all the talk about Trump 2028, he doesn't care about any of that stuff.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

I think he's just trolling us with 2028. He knows it's not going to happen. But once again, as Republicans learned in the first term, Trump doesn't care about them. He doesn't care if they get slaughtered in the midterms. He doesn't care who loses his seat. I mean, when you were talking about Waltz, again, I was thinking back to to Stefanik, you know, and the other people.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

I think he's just trolling us with 2028. He knows it's not going to happen. But once again, as Republicans learned in the first term, Trump doesn't care about them. He doesn't care if they get slaughtered in the midterms. He doesn't care who loses his seat. I mean, when you were talking about Waltz, again, I was thinking back to to Stefanik, you know, and the other people.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

I think he's just trolling us with 2028. He knows it's not going to happen. But once again, as Republicans learned in the first term, Trump doesn't care about them. He doesn't care if they get slaughtered in the midterms. He doesn't care who loses his seat. I mean, when you were talking about Waltz, again, I was thinking back to to Stefanik, you know, and the other people.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

So, OK, I'm going to give up the safe seat. I don't love having to go back to upstate New York and listen to people complain about, you know, cows or whatever they're complaining about. But I get to live in Washington and I have, you know, an aide who brings me coffee every morning. That's really cool. And right now, you know, where are you? You're not even in the leadership anymore. Waltz is out.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

So, OK, I'm going to give up the safe seat. I don't love having to go back to upstate New York and listen to people complain about, you know, cows or whatever they're complaining about. But I get to live in Washington and I have, you know, an aide who brings me coffee every morning. That's really cool. And right now, you know, where are you? You're not even in the leadership anymore. Waltz is out.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

So, OK, I'm going to give up the safe seat. I don't love having to go back to upstate New York and listen to people complain about, you know, cows or whatever they're complaining about. But I get to live in Washington and I have, you know, an aide who brings me coffee every morning. That's really cool. And right now, you know, where are you? You're not even in the leadership anymore. Waltz is out.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Stefanik's been sent to the back benches. I mean, don't people understand that getting involved with Donald Trump means that eventually Rick Wilson's right, that everything Trump touches dies because it's going to happen to other people as well. Pete Hegseth, I don't even know the over under on Pete Hegseth. A couple more months, one more scandal, who knows what it is.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Stefanik's been sent to the back benches. I mean, don't people understand that getting involved with Donald Trump means that eventually Rick Wilson's right, that everything Trump touches dies because it's going to happen to other people as well. Pete Hegseth, I don't even know the over under on Pete Hegseth. A couple more months, one more scandal, who knows what it is.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Stefanik's been sent to the back benches. I mean, don't people understand that getting involved with Donald Trump means that eventually Rick Wilson's right, that everything Trump touches dies because it's going to happen to other people as well. Pete Hegseth, I don't even know the over under on Pete Hegseth. A couple more months, one more scandal, who knows what it is.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Once Trump starts firing people, he gets over the fear of firing people. And I think that Pete Hegseth will look at this time as the high watermark of his life, and then everything's going to be downhill from here. They don't seem to understand that they serve Trump for this very short period of time. He burns them out, uses them up, and then sends them off to the trash heap.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Once Trump starts firing people, he gets over the fear of firing people. And I think that Pete Hegseth will look at this time as the high watermark of his life, and then everything's going to be downhill from here. They don't seem to understand that they serve Trump for this very short period of time. He burns them out, uses them up, and then sends them off to the trash heap.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Once Trump starts firing people, he gets over the fear of firing people. And I think that Pete Hegseth will look at this time as the high watermark of his life, and then everything's going to be downhill from here. They don't seem to understand that they serve Trump for this very short period of time. He burns them out, uses them up, and then sends them off to the trash heap.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Well, Ed Martin, who has been on Russian television 150 times, You know, we've all been there, right? No, zero for me.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Well, Ed Martin, who has been on Russian television 150 times, You know, we've all been there, right? No, zero for me.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Well, Ed Martin, who has been on Russian television 150 times, You know, we've all been there, right? No, zero for me.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Well, I am proud to say that I, too, have always refused and would never go on RT. I have been on Newsmax several times, though. So, you know, that's a thin line.