Trump launched his first week back in office signaling to loyal followers that they are free to break the law on his behalf, while telling political opponents—including John Bolton and Mike Pompeo—that he'll put their lives at risk. Meanwhile, an office full of white faces is not evidence of a meritocracy, a shortage of VA nurses or prosecutors at the DOJ is not government efficiency, and Putin is different from the man he was during Trump's first term. Plus, the dangers of the word "invasion" in the immigration context. David French joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod. show notes: John Mulaney's 'horse in the hospital' skit Tweet from Dan Crenshaw that Tim referenced David's latest newsletter (gifted) Tim's playlist
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Up next, our pal. My minister and counselor, David French. Hello and welcome to the Bullard Podcast. I'm your host, Tim Miller. We've made it through week one, barely, kind of, sort of, and my guest today is a friend of the pod. He's an opinion columnist for the New York Times, co-host of the legal podcast Advisory Opinions. He was an army lawyer in JAG Corps during the Iraq War.
It's David French. How are you doing, David?
Tim, it's so good to see you. I can't believe this Denver Nuggets hat, active aggression. against a Western conference rival. I don't, I don't understand this. I thought we were friends, Tim. I thought this was a safe place.
I do notice the John Morant dunk poster over your shoulder and you were probably asleep last night. So you don't know why I had this hat on, but you know, around 11 o'clock Eastern time, Nikola Jokic had a 70 foot shot at the end of the, the end of the third quarter. Tim, Tim, I mean, he was like 35, 20 and 15 last night. It's unbelievable. The man was unbelievable.
I mean, he's magnificent. And, How dare you? What kind of NBA fan do you think I am? I've seen that shot 200 times, Tim. I mean, come on.
You woke up this morning and you went over, instead of getting to your news feed on Blue Sky, you went to the NBA one. I get it. We have to find our joys where we can. All right. Because what I'm transitioning to is not that joyful. Yeah. Your recent column. Donald Trump is running riot begins thusly. I have never been more concerned about the rule of law in the United States. Was that hyperbole?
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