Will Republicans Make Donald Trump a Lame Duck?

About this episode

The episode discusses whether Donald Trump has become a lame duck president and reflects on Ben Sasse's insights.

Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Michael Warren, and John McCormack to discuss whether Donald Trump has become a lame duck president and reflect on McCormack's piece on Ben Sasse. The Agenda: —Republicans split on slush fund —Standing up to Trump —Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence —Learning from Ben Sasse —The original Remnant cohost —How to talk about death Show notes: —Ben Sasse's remarks during the Kavanaugh hearings —Thom Tillis and Scott Bessent on Bill Pulte —Thune and Cotton on Pulte —Ben Sasse's podcast Not Dead Yet —The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis—and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance —Them: Why We Hate Each Other—and How to Heal The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including audio versions of all our articles and newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Steve Hayes

Guests: Jonah Goldberg, Michael Warren, John McCormack

Topics covered

• Donald Trump
• Republican Party
• political analysis
• Ben Sasse
• national intelligence
• political commentary

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• lame duck
• Republicans
• Ben Sasse
• politics
• national intelligence
• political commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Dispatch, Bill Pulte, Thom Tillis, Scott Bessent, Thune, Cotton

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