Bill Kristol: Throw the Bums Out

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Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller in a podcast episode of The Bulwark Daily, criticizing President Trump for blaming others while overseeing negative events like global food crises and layoffs. The show also discusses political strategies, specific politicians' actions, and mentions Russia’s plague outbreak, alongside promoting the podcast's features and subscription benefits.
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Bill Kristol and Tim Miller discuss political dynamics in an episode of The Bulwark Daily podcast. They critique President Trump for focusing on personal financial gains through alleged bribery schemes while ignoring issues such as a war-related global food crisis and mass layoffs in Ohio, where he recently held a rally. Kristol and Miller also criticize Republican efforts to blame Democrats for these problems instead of addressing them directly. The pair make predictions about upcoming elections in South Carolina, Florida, and Kentucky. They dismiss online critics suggesting The Bulwark aims to push Democrats towards hawkish stances on war by inviting them to listen to their podcasts. Additionally, they mention a concerning plague outbreak in Russia.

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⚖️ Leans left 🔴 5% hedged 2 of 39 📰 publisher trust 65
“The articles discuss different topics related to Trump and political events but do not describe the same specific incident.”
The Independent
⚖️ Leans right further right than this 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 9 📰 publisher trust 59
“Article A reports on Trump's rally in Ohio where he made inflammatory comments to energize Republican voters. Article B is a commentary by Bill Kristol criticizing Trump's actions and focusing more broadly on political strategies.”
Mother Jones
⚖️ Leans strongly left further left than this 🔴 15% hedged 4 of 26 📰 publisher trust 95
“Article A describes Trump's campaign rally in Ohio on a specific date, while Article B mentions the rally but focuses more broadly on political critique.”
The Guardian
⚖️ Leans left 🔴 7% hedged 6 of 90 📰 publisher trust 60
“While both articles mention Trump's rally activities around midterms, they refer to different aspects of his campaign; Article A focuses on a 32-day blitz starting in Texas and Oklahoma, while Article B mentions a specific rally over the weekend in Ohio.”
NBC News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 7% hedged 4 of 61 📰 publisher trust 95
“Article A describes Trump's rally in Ohio, while Article B is a commentary that mentions Trump's rally but focuses on broader criticism.”

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Tim Miller
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Trump PERSON · 3× Bill Kristol PERSON · 2× Dems NORP · 2× The Bulwark Daily ORG · 2× Bill PERSON · 1× Ohio GPE · 1× POTUS PERSON · 1× Paxton PERSON · 1× Republicans NORP · 1× Tim PERSON · 1×

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Plus: Bill and Tim share their new long shot picks (in South Carolina, Florida, and Kentucky), Thom Tillis is a coward and a weakling, online trolls claiming The Bulwark is trying to get Dems more hawkish on the war really ought to catch one of our podcasts, and Russia's got a worrisome plague outbreak.
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2026-10-05 · The Bulwark
Bill Kristol: Throw the Bums Out · assertive framing

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Bill Kristol: Throw the Bums Out Like all good demagogues, Trump’s appeal works when he’s got someone to blame. asserted
he → throw → someone
Like all good demagogues, Trump's appeal works when he's got someone to blame. asserted
he → work → someone
But it's on his watch that we've got a war-related global food crisis brewing and mass layoffs in Ohio—where Trump just happened to hold a rally over the weekend. asserted
Trump → get → weekend
So, POTUS is focused on getting his family more money through a new bribery scheme while Republicans struggle to demonize Dems and throw away resources on Paxton. asserted
Republicans → focus → Paxton
Plus: Bill and Tim share their new long shot picks (in South Carolina, Florida, and Kentucky), Thom Tillis is a coward and a weakling, online trolls claiming The Bulwark is trying to get Dems more hawkish on the war really ought to catch one of our podcasts, and Russia's got a worrisome plague outbreak. asserted
Russia → share → outbreak
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller. asserted
Kristol → join → Miller
We want to hear from you. asserted
We → want → you
Tim Miller’s Bulwark Daily is available wherever you get podcasts and on YouTube. asserted
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New shows drop each weekday afternoon. asserted
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